title: Russiars new East Asian policy: a rational strategy or a self-delusion?
abstract: Russia's "new Eastern policy" was inaugurated in 2012, when the APEC Summit was held in Vladivostok. Since then the policy had retained its original intention of reorienting Russia's economy towards East Asia, drawing it away in relative terms from Russia's traditional economic partners in Europe. To some extent Russia was even successful in achieving the policy's goal. However, the crisis caused by economic sanctions and the fall of oil prices in 2014 had caused a reformulation of both the role
journal: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Competitive, Sustainable and Secure Development of the Regional Economy: Response to Global Challenges" (CSSDRE 2018)