Russia and Asia : the emerging security agenda / edited by Gennady Chufrin. - xvi, 534 pages : maps ; 24 cm. - SIPRI. . - SIPRI monographs. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- Map of Russia in Eurasia -- Russia and Asia: challenges and opportunities for national and international security -- Between Europe and Asia: the search for Russia's civilizational identity -- Domestic developments in Russia -- Map of Central Asia -- The emerging geopolitical balance in Central Asia: a Russian view -- The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Kazakhstan -- The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Tajikistan -- Russia's policy options in Central Asia -- Central Asia, Russia and the West -- Map of South-West Asia -- Russia's assets and liabilities in South-West Asia -- Russian - Turkish relations -- Iran and Russia: neighbours without common borders -- Russian - Afghan relations -- Russia and South-West Asia: a view from the region -- Map of South Asia -- Russia's security and the geopolitical situation in South Asia -- Russia in South Asia: a view from India -- Map of North-East Asia -- Russia in the Asia - Pacific area: challenges and opportunities -- Sino-Russian relations after the break-up of the Soviet Union -- Russia and China: what is in the pipeline? -- Russo-Japanese relations and the security of North-East Asia in the 21st century -- Russian - Japanese relations: back to the deadlock -- Russia - US relations in Asia - Pacific -- US - Russian relations in North-East Asia in the post-cold war period: a US perspective -- Russian policy and interests on the Korean Peninsula -- Russia and a new balance of power in East Asia: implications for stability on the Korean Peninsula -- Russia and ASEAN: emerging partnership in the 1990s and the security of South-East Asia -- Russia and great-power security in Asia -- The evolving security environment in Asia: its impact on Russia -- Asia as a factor in Russia's international posture -- Select multilateral economic and security-related organizations and initiatives in Asia, April 1999 -- Chronology of principal defence- and security-related agreements and initiatives involving the Russian Federation and Asia countries, 1992-99 -- Transfers of major conventional weapons by Russia to Asian countries, 1992-98 -- About the authors -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3.

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