title: KURIL ISLANDS ISSUE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
abstract: The issue of the Kuriles can be seen as a result of World War II and a reflection of the Cold War era. Although 73 years have passed since the end of World War II, no peace treaty between Japan and USSR/Russian Federation has been signed because both parties claim sovereignty on the Northern Territories/South Kuriles. The islands had been controlled by Japan until the World War II. Since then, they have been under Russian Federation control. The Kuril Islands, being resource-rich and strategical
journal: ASYA STUDIES