This thought-provoking book, edited by Jing Huang and Alexander Korolev, redefines the complex political and economic landscape of the Asia-Pacific region. Written by internationally recognized experts from Russia, China, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Singapore, it provides an in-depth analysis of international cooperation in the development of Russia's Far East and Siberia. It explores the geo-economic and geopolitical standing of 'Pacific Russia', and examines both the factors that lie behind, and the mechanisms that allow its integration into Asia. The authors argue that such development is essential for diversifying Russia's economy, but that this turn to Asia is still inconsistent and would benefit from being truly international and multilateral. The protracted crisis in relations between Russia and the West, they point out, has only made it more significant. This edited volume will appeal to political scientists, economists, scholars of development studies and international relations, and policy-makers.

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Jing Huang is Lee Foundation Professor of U.S.China Relations and Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is an internationally recognized expert on Chinese politics, China's foreign relations and security issues in AsiaPacific.
Alexander Korolev is Research Fellow at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. His research interests include international relations theory and comparative politics with special reference to China and Russia.

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Introduction: Re-embedding Pacific Russia in the Changing Regional Environment; Jing Huang and Alexander Korolev.- Part I. Pacific Russia in the International Political Economy of Asia.- Chapter 1. Pacific Russia in the New Regionalism of North Pacific: Cross-Border and Interregional Relations; Victor Larin.- Chapter 2. Centralising the 'Far East': Historical Dynamic of Northeast Eurasia; Nianshen Song.- Chapter 3. Transformation of Economic Model in Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for Russia's Far East and Siberia; Igor A. Makarov.- Chapter 4. Korea's Eurasia Initiative and the Development of Russia's Far East and Siberia; Jae-Young Lee.- Part II. Factors of International Cooperation in the Development of Pacific Russia.- Chapter 5. Russia and Energy Transactions in Northeast Asia; Satoshi Sakai.- Chapter 6. Russia's Siberia and the Far East on the New Infrastructure Map of Eurasia; Anastasia Likhacheva.- Chapter 7. The Russian Far East and the Northern Sea Route in Evolving Sino-Russian Strategic Relations; Marc Lanteigne.- Chapter 8. Integrated International Intermodal Transport of Russia's Far East, Siberia and Korean Peninsula; Hee-Seung Na.- Chapter 9. Comprehending Singapore's Development and its Relevance to Free Port of Vladivostok; Seck Tan and Anatollii Savchenko.- Chapter 10. Political and Legal Environment of Energy Investment in Russian Far East; Shengyu Yuan and Shaoxue Jia.