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Russia’s reemergence as a major power in the international system has prompted renewed attention to developments in the country as well as to Moscow’s foreign policy actions and goals. Because oil and natural gas resources drive much of Russia’s growing power, the Kremlin’s domestic and foreign energy policies have been of particular interest to U.S. policymakers and observers of the country. Growing global energy demand and rising energy prices provide essential context for Russia’s reemergence, simultaneously raising anxiety levels among the major consumer countries and raising confidence levels among the major producer countries. These tendencies have been especially apparent in Asia, a region that has seen sharp increases in energy consumption and is highly dependent on imported fuels. Yet, as has been the case in many other periods of rapid change, neither the anxieties nor the confidence will likely prove fully justified. Such is the unambiguous message of these two important articles by Mikhail Kroutikhin and Robert Legvold.
Introduction: Eastern Promises--Russian Energy for Asia Paul J. Saunders
Russia's Strategic Vision and the Role of Energy Robert Legvold
Energy Policymaking in Russia: From Putin to Medvedev Mikhail Kroutikhin
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After the Summit: Investing in Nuclear Materials Security Christopher P. Twomey (Apr 12)
Taiwan's Future: Narrowing Straits Robert G. Sutter (May 11)
Aftershock: The 112th Congress and Post-Crisis Asia Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining (Mar 11)
Sino-U.S. Competition and U.S. Security: How Do We Assess the Military Balance? Dan Blumenthal (Dec 10)
Power Constrained: Sources of Mutual Strategic Suspicion in U.S.-China Relations David M. Lampton (Jun 10)
Pakistani Partnerships with the United States: An Assessment Daniel Markey (Nov 09)
Shock of the New: Congress and Asia in 2009 Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining (Feb 09)
Post–September 11 Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Prospects for Counter-insurgency Cooperation Abdulkader H. Sinno and Rasul Bakhsh Rais (Dec 08)
Challenges Facing Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Ijaz Khan and Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (Aug 08)
Aspects of Islamism in South and Southeast Asia Robert W. Hefner, Animesh Roul and Joseph Chinyong Liow (Aug 08)
Understanding China's New Sovereign Wealth Fund Eric G. Altbach and Michael H. Cognato (Jul 08)
Russian Energy Policy and Strategy Paul J. Saunders, Robert Legvold and Mikhail Kroutikhin (Jul 08)
Assessing Regional Reactions to China's Peaceful Development Doctrine Carlyle A. Thayer, Jae Ho Chung and Brahma Chellaney (Apr 08)
Muslim Professional Associations and Politics in Southeast Asia Robert W. Hefner, Ann Marie Murphy and Bridget Welsh (Mar 08)
Islamic Finance: Global Trends and Challenges Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Shamshad Akhtar (Mar 08)
Nuclear Asia: U.S. Policy in an Age of Proliferation Gary Samore and Mitchell B. Reiss (Mar 07)
Emerging Trends, Dormant Interest: Developments in Northeast Asian Politics Michael H. Armacost and Yukio Satoh (Jan 07)
U.S. Services Trade, Employment, and Competitiveness Robert Bednarzik and Brett Theodos (Dec 06)