Oriental Review

“Germany of Asia” looking to restore its sovereignty

By ORIENTAL REVIEW

While the new resident of the White House has been acquiring a taste for military adventures overseas, the prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, visited Moscow last Thursday for his 17th talk with Vladimir Putin. But of course their normal economic agenda, intended to hammer out the final details of some painful bilateral issues, was […]

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Can “The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier” Ever Call Port in The Russian Far East?

By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)

When one thinks of Northeast Asia and its political actors, they typically do not think of Russia, despite the country occupying an enormous Pacific coastline and bordering China, North Korea, and Japan (maritime). This is largely attributable to the lack of focus it placed on its eastern neighbors after the end of the Cold War. […]

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Russia – Japan: Shifting Agenda

By Konstantin PENZEV (Russia)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Moscow on April 28 for a three-day visit, during which he met with President Vladimir Putin. He planted a cherry tree at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ gardenyard and listened to some drumming. Other outcomes of the summit meeting included signatures on documents about economic, cultural and foreign […]

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