... Thank you very much for agreeing to an interview as we approach the 9
th
RIAC and CASS International Conference
Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era
. As the Editor-in-Chief of
Russia in Global Affairs
, one of Russia’s leading journals on ... ... trends in Russian and global politics, in expertise and in the academic community. Do you feel the presence of that very “pivot to the East” that is talked so much about? When, in your opinion, has this process started?
Yes, it’s quite there. It ...
... Ukraine.
Paradoxically, the only realistic path for a Russian return to Europe today is via Asia. In other words, if Russia cannot effectuate a return to Europe — on acceptable terms — on its own, then it may only be through the creation, jointly with China, India and other Asia partners, of a ‘Greater Eurasia’ that Russia can acquire the expanded negotiating positions and potential it would need for its eventual dialogue with Brussels.
The idea of a Russian ‘pivot to the East’ — as it were — obviously has a long history. It was tried in different historical conditions and in various forms over the course of at least the last century and a half. The results of these efforts were inconsistent. On the ...
... into a new edition of Afghanistan are still there.
As for the constructive agenda, we must continue and speed up our “pivot to the East.” This time we should also engage Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries. We urgently need a set of measures ... ... India and Iran. And naturally we should safeguard and develop our latest achievement—the de facto strategic union with China, especially in view of inevitable attempts by the new U.S. administration to make us estranged from each other.
If we yet ...
On May 10, 2016 RIAC expert Anton Tsvetov delivered a lecture “Russian Pivot to the East: Born in Europe?”
The event took place at the venue of the Körber Foundation (Koerber Stiftung) in Hamburg.
In his lecture, Anton Tsvetov revealed the accomplishments and challenges of Russia’s eastern policy, as well ...
