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The Russian Far East in Russia's Asia Policy: Dual Integration or Double Periphery?

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The Russian Far East has, since Gorbachev, been used in foreign-policy discourse as a tool to access the integrative processes of the Asia-Pacific. However, vulnerability, symbolised by the border with China and the asymmetry of the Sino–Russian economic relationship, highlights the geopolitical andgeoeconomic implications of engagement with the Asia-Pacific. The ‘modernisation’ agenda, which became a leitmotiv of the Medvedev administration, focused attention on the challenges ofdevelopment in this region, but development within this agenda tends to be based on the most optimistic scenarios, and development plans for the border areas are heavily geared towards China. Integration with the Asia-Pacific is often advocated as a means of escaping economic dependence on China, but approaches and strategies remain overly politicised.

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  • Natasha Kuhrt, 2012. "The Russian Far East in Russia's Asia Policy: Dual Integration or Double Periphery?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(3), pages 471-493.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:64:y:2012:i:3:p:471-493
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2012.661926
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    1. Jacopo Maria Pepe, 2020. "The “Eastern Polygon” of the Trans-Siberian rail line: a critical factor for assessing Russia’s strategy toward Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 305-324, September.
    2. Minakir, P. & Prokapalo, O., 2018. "Far East Priority: Combinations of Investment and Institutes," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 38(2), pages 146-155.
    3. Mia M. Bennett, 2021. "The Making of Post‐Post‐Soviet Ruins: Infrastructure Development and Disintegration in Contemporary Russia," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(2), pages 332-347, March.
    4. S. N. Mishchuk, 2020. "General Characteristics and Regional Differences of Migration Processes in the Russian Far East in the Post-Soviet Period," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 86-96, January.

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