Russian National Strategy and ROK-Russian Strategic Partnership in the 21st Century

Book excerpt: This study aims to strengthen trust between Korea and Russia through promoting mutual understanding and improving the quality of policy network. The study is the outcome of the joint research of KINU and IMEMO. As the editor of this volume, I hope this study may help experts, students and readers in Korea and in the countries surrounding the Korean Peninsula to have a clearer understanding of Russia’s national strategy, Northeast strategy, Far East and Siberia strategy, and the importance of the “strategic cooperation partnership” between Korea and Russia. Part 1. Russia Foreign and Security Strategy and the North Korean Nuclear Issue Ⅰ. Russia´s Foreign and Security Strategy in the 21st Century/ Sergei Chugrov Ⅱ. Changes in Russia-U.S. Relations and New START/ Vladimir U. Sizov Ⅲ. Russian Security Strategy in Northeast Asia and the North Korean Nuclear Issue/ Vasily Mikheev Ⅳ. The Russia-ROK Quest for a Strategic Partnership: Problems and Implications in Security Cooperation/ Georgy Toloraya Part 2. Russia Strategy for Economic Development and the Korean Peninsula Ⅴ. Main Trends and Prospects for the Russian Far East/East Siberia Region´s Cooperation with Northeast Asia/ Alexander N. Fedorovskiy Ⅵ. The Russia-to-Korea Railroad Connetion Project: Present State and Prospects/ Alexander Vorotsov Ⅶ. The Russian Position and Policies on the Tuman River Area Development Programme(TRADP)/ Svetlana Suslina Ⅷ. Russia´s Strategy Toward the Arctic/ Seok Hwan Kim Conclusion: Suggestions for Strengthening the ROK-Russia Strategic Cooperation Partnership/ In-Kon Yeo