"Russian Strategic Thought toward Asia is 'must reading' for those interested in Russian foreign policy and the international relations of Asia. This volume provides comprehensive and insightful perspectives on a region of growing importance for Russia. The editors have collected strong and well-translated essays from Russia's leading thinkers on Asia and international relations." - Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Associate, Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.
Overview; G.Rozman, K.Togo & J.P. Ferguson PART 1: CHRONOLOGY Soviet Policy toward the Asia-Pacific Region: The 1980s; E.Bazhanov Russia's Strategic Thought toward Asia: The Early Yeltsin Years (1991-95); A.Bogaturov Russian Strategic Thinking toward Asia, 1996-99; K.Togo Russia's Asia Policy under Vladimir Putin, 2000-05; D.Trenin PART 2: GEOGRAPHY The Russian Approach to China under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin; A.Lukin The Policy of Russia toward Japan, 1992-2005; A. Panov Russian Strategic Thinking toward North and South Korea; V.Mikheev Russian Strategic Thinking toward Central, South, and Southeast Asia; J.P. Ferguson Russian Strategic Thinking on Asian Regionalism; G.Rozman
Gilbert Rozman is a Musgrave Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, USA