TY - BOOK AU - Chufrin,Gennadiĭ Illarionovich TI - Russia and Asia: the emerging security agenda T2 - SIPRI SN - 0198296541 AV - DS33.4.R8 R85 1999 U1 - 327.4705 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford, UK, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - National security KW - Asia KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Acronyms and abbreviations --; 1; Introduction --; Map of Russia in Eurasia --; 2; Russia and Asia: challenges and opportunities for national and international security --; 3; Between Europe and Asia: the search for Russia's civilizational identity --; 4; Domestic developments in Russia --; Map of Central Asia --; 5; The emerging geopolitical balance in Central Asia: a Russian view --; 6; The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Kazakhstan --; 7; The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Tajikistan --; 8; Russia's policy options in Central Asia --; 9; Central Asia, Russia and the West --; Map of South-West Asia --; 10; Russia's assets and liabilities in South-West Asia --; 11; Russian - Turkish relations --; 12; Iran and Russia: neighbours without common borders --; 13; Russian - Afghan relations --; 14; Russia and South-West Asia: a view from the region --; Map of South Asia --; 15; Russia's security and the geopolitical situation in South Asia --; 16; Russia in South Asia: a view from India --; Map of North-East Asia --; 17; Russia in the Asia - Pacific area: challenges and opportunities --; 18; Sino-Russian relations after the break-up of the Soviet Union --; 19; Russia and China: what is in the pipeline? --; 20; Russo-Japanese relations and the security of North-East Asia in the 21st century --; 21; Russian - Japanese relations: back to the deadlock --; 22; Russia - US relations in Asia - Pacific --; 23; US - Russian relations in North-East Asia in the post-cold war period: a US perspective --; 24; Russian policy and interests on the Korean Peninsula --; 25; Russia and a new balance of power in East Asia: implications for stability on the Korean Peninsula --; 26; Russia and ASEAN: emerging partnership in the 1990s and the security of South-East Asia --; 27; Russia and great-power security in Asia --; 28; The evolving security environment in Asia: its impact on Russia --; 29; Asia as a factor in Russia's international posture --; App. 1; Select multilateral economic and security-related organizations and initiatives in Asia, April 1999 --; App. 2; Chronology of principal defence- and security-related agreements and initiatives involving the Russian Federation and Asia countries, 1992-99 --; App. 3; Transfers of major conventional weapons by Russia to Asian countries, 1992-98 --; About the authors --; Index ER -