Event

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his ‘Pivot to Asia’ policies two years ago, there has been heightened international debate over what the role of Russia’s Far East (RFE) regions will be in greater East Asian political and economic developments. While there has been much discussion about a growing partnership between China and Russia in the RFE, especially in the area of energy, the strategic picture is considerably more complicated, involving many sectors as well as both China and Japan as key players in RFE diplomacy. Three short presentations, based on recently published policy papers at NUPI, will examine the RFE-East Asia relationship from different perspectives, and will also explore the question of how East Asian economies can participate in the future development of the RFE.

Program 14:00–15:30:

One of Three Roads: The Role of the Northern Sea Route in Evolving Sino-Russian Strategic Relations, Marc Lanteigne, Senior Research Fellow, NUPI

Views from the Pivot Point: Chinese Perceptions of Russia’s ‘Go East’ Strategy, Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson, Research Fellow, NUPI

Energizing Russia’s Pivot: Japan-Russia energy relations, post-Fukushima and post-Ukraine, Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Junior Research Fellow, NUPI

Chairman: Indra Øverland, seniorforsker, NUPI

Innlegg ved:

Marc Lanteigne

Former employee

Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson

Senior Research Fellow

Wrenn Yennie Lindgren

Senior Research fellow

Chairman

Indra Overland

Research Professor