Russia-ASEAN Relations: New Directions

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v Contents Foreword by K. Kesavapany and Gennady Chufrin vii The Contributors xv PART I: OVERVIEW OF ASEAN–RUSSIA RELATIONS 1. Russia, ASEAN and East Asia 3 Rodolfo C. Severino 2. Non-economic Approach in Russia–ASEAN Relations: Changes in Asia, Changes in Russia 14 Igor Podberezsky 3. Current State of Russia–ASEAN Trade and Economic Relations 22 Vyacheslav Amirov PART II: EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY 4. Prospects of East Asian Community and the Role of China 33 Vasily Mikheev 5. ASEAN and China: East Asia Community Building and Prospects for the Future 42 Ho Khai Leong 6. China’s Peace Offensive in Southeast Asia and Russia’s Regional Imperatives 53 Victor Sumsky 00 RUS_ASEAN Relations Prelims 10/10/07, 12:33 PM 5 vi vi Contents 7. Expanding Singapore’s Economic Space: Building Highways, Forging Links 70 Minn Naing Oo 8. ASEAN’s Leading Role in East Asian Multilateral Dialogue on Security Matters: Rhetoric versus Reality 86 Evgeny Kanaev 9. Towards the East Asian Community 101 Vyacheslav F. Urlyapov PART III: ENERGY 10. Energy Inter-dependence in East Asia: Russia’s Contribution to Energy/Gas Cooperation in East Asia 115 Maxim Potapov 11. Energy Security in East Asia: Challenges and Responses 121 Christopher Len Index 135 00 RUS_ASEAN Relations Prelims 10/10/07, 12:33 PM 6 ...