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This article describes the formation and development of South Korea’s Arctic strategy. The author concludes that as compared to other Asian observers on the Arctic Council, South Korea has greater potential to develop successful national diplomacy. The country is gradually creating a favorable image and consolidating its political status as a world ecological intermediary implementing a progressive policy of sustainable development.

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This article analyzes development prospects of relations between Russia and Japan as Japanese diplomacy toward Russia becomes more active. In May 2016, Prime Minister S. Abe put forward an eight-point cooperation program. More than 100 economic agreements have been signed within the framework of that program; however, most of them have not been implemented. The author examines the reasons for failure of these bilateral relations to develop.

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This article analyzes the structure and dynamics of raw materials and commodities exports from the Siberian Federal District to the PRC. It focuses on the branch and geographic specificities of the foreign trade activity of individual parts of Siberia. Special attention is paid to the foreign trade policy of the PRC in the sphere of imports, particularly from Russian regions.

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This article analyzes Japan’s policy in the basin of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The term “Indo-Pacific Region” is more often used in scientific circles and mass media now instead of Asia-Pacific Region, which reflects the radical economic and political shifts in the basin of the two oceans.

IN MEMORIAM Sergei L. Tikhvinsky, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (09.01.1918 – 02.24.2018) RAS IFES ROUND TABLE RAS IFES Round Table on APEC 2017: Possibilities of Regional Development (Review)V. Mazyrin POLITICS Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy as a Means of Containing ChinaV. Kistanov Japan’s Parliamentary Elections of 2017: Coming Full Circle, or a New […]

As a result of the “shale revolution,” the U.S. could emerge as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter. APR countries, major LNG importers − Japan and South Korea included, became a premium market for its commercialization. Due to economic factors of U.S. LNG projects, the U.S. has determined the trend of LNG trade development in the region, and its political leaders intend to use the exports for providing “energy dominance” of the U.S. The aim of this article is to appreciate the prospects of transforming LNG exports into a tool of economic and political influence of the U.S. in the APR.

This article examines the history of relations between Russian and Chinese theater. Features of the two countries’ intercultural interaction are highlighted. The author presents a detailed chronicle of presentations of Russian and Soviet classics on the Chinese stage. Special attention is given to the ties between the Russian Far East theater troupes and their Chinese counterparts.