Russia's turn to the east: domestic policymaking and regional cooperation

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Gateway or Garrison? Border Regions in Times of Geopolitical Crisis -- References -- Chapter 2: An Asian Pivot Starts at Home: The Russian Far East in Russian Regional Policy -- Backdrop: Post-1991 Management of Centre-Region Relations -- The Russian Far East -- The Ministry for the Development of the Far East -- Portfolio -- Plans and Implementation -- Institutional Environment -- Intra-Ministerial Competition and Rivalries -- Oversight Versus Overlap: The Role of the Presidential Plenipotentiary -- Bureaucratization and Duplication -- The Regional Executive -- Ministry for the Development of the Far East: Successes and Pitfalls -- References -- Chapter 3: Primorskii Krai and Russia's 'Turn to the East': A Regional View -- Budgetary, Administrative, Legislative and Policy Changes -- Economic Development Zones in Primorskii Krai -- Advanced Special Economic Zones -- Free Port of Vladivostok -- Far Eastern Hectare -- Developing Infrastructure -- Primorye's Regional Economic Diplomacy -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: Promoting New Growth: 'Advanced Special Economic Zones' in the Russian Far East -- Major Socioeconomic Challenges in the Russian Far East -- Russia's New Development Strategy for the Far East -- ASEZs: An Investment Platform to Cultivate Export-Oriented Industry -- Content and Characteristics -- Initial Results -- Evaluation of Policy Implementation and Prospects for Development -- References -- Chapter 5: The Russian Far East and Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region -- Historical Backdrop to Russia's Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific -- Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2012-14 -- Strategic Partnership with China -- The Russo-Chinese Border as a Source of Insecurity.