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Letter From the EditorsOut With Ukraine, In With Syria: Recalling 2015 and Contemplating 2016 FEATURED NEWS STORIES Experts Weigh Prospects for Partnership on Syria Putin Outlines Russia’s Place in New World Order How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics State of Instability: Five Cliff-Hangers of 2016Stanovaya: 2016 Could Be the Chaotic […]
Letter From the EditorsWhen Putin Looks in the Mirror, He Sees Erdogan; Can Russian Truckers Bring Down the Regime? FEATURED NEWS STORIES Can Moscow, Ankara Step Back From the Brink? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Sixth Column of TruckersRogov: Trucker Protest Destroying Kremlin Myth of Close Unity Between People, Putin Khodorkovsky Breaks Truce With PutinGorbachov: Khodorkovsky’s […]
THE CRISIS between Russia and the West is associated with Crimea and Russia’s actions in Donbass and Ukraine; in fact, it has deeper roots while its long-term repercussions might prove to be much graver than expected. A large-scale armed clash cannot be excluded even if this possibility is gradually reducing; we should be ready to […]
THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS Making the World Stable and Safe S. Lavrov The UN: No Place for Jokes? G. Gatilov, V. Kikilo The Global Cooperative A. Gorelik Can We Restore the Harmony of Victorious 1945? A. Orlov Proposed Reforms of the UN Security Council D. Kikou WORLD ISSUES Russia and Europe: What […]
Letter From the EditorsPutin’s Message to the Federal Assembly: Rhetoric vs. Reality. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Putin Stresses Unity in National Address Russian Counterstrike: Sanctions Against Turkey THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law Constitution Abolished on First ReadingReznik: Bill Enabling Constitutional Court to Disregard International Law an Outrage Public Prosecutor’s Office Is ImmortalAnticorruption Fund Releases Report […]
Letter From the EditorsRussia, Turkey and the Crimea: A Troublesome Week in the Neighborhood FEATURED NEWS STORIES Turkish Warplane Shoots Down Russian Bomber Can ISIS Reconcile West, Russia? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Superpower on TV: How the War in Syria Prolongs Putin’s RuleKashin: Russia’s Foreign Policy Aims Only to Keep Putin in Power for as […]
Letter From the EditorsWhat’s Assad Got to Do With It? From the Paris Attacks to Ukraine’s Ambitions – Everything. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Paris Terrorist Attacks Reverberate in Moscow What Does Russia’s Syria Campaign Accomplish? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law A Battalion of GhostsSokolov: Half-Hearted Investigations of High-Profile Killings Involving Chechens Raise Questions Military Affairs […]
Letter From the EditorsWhat Are Russia’s Air Strikes Accomplishing in Syria? FEATURED NEWS STORIES Has Syria Operation Reached an Impasse? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law Military Deaths to Remain SecretSupreme Court Upholds President’s Executive Order Making Military Deaths Classified Information Military Affairs Russia Not Interested in Getting Into an Arms RaceRussia to Strengthen Capabilities […]
Letter From the EditorsThe Joy and Pain of Korban: Sacrifices in Ukraine and the Middle East FEATURED NEWS STORIES What Will Be Putin’s Next Steps in Syria? Confusion Reigns in Ukrainian Regional Elections How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Quote of the WeekKharatyan: Russia Not as Committed to Repatriating Ordinary […]
The article examines the prospects for creating an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area (APFTA), a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and a Transpacific Partnership (TPP). Russia’s participation in negotiations to create a free trade zone and in integration projects in the Asia-Pacific Region is determined by its long-term geoeconomic and geopolitical interests. The latter may be considered the more relevant of the two. They are important not only for Russia’s participation in Asia-Pacific economic integration but for promoting Eurasian integration within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).