Siberia and the Far East Development/ Turn to the East

The project focuses on Siberia and the Far East development and studies opportunities to use international cooperation between the Russian Federation and Asian countries for the development of the regions’ potential.

It consists of such parts as:

1. Analysis of the transport and logistics component of trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU and the Asia-Pacific countries: challenges and opportunities for the Far East; 

2. Integration of the Far East into the information space of the Asia-Pacific; 

3. Changes in demand volume and its structure in the Asia-Pacific in the context of transformation of the socio-economic model for regional development.

The project is carried out by the Section of International Economic Studies. 

Literature on the topic:

Makarov I. A. Transformation of the Economic Model in Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for Russia’s Far East and Siberia // The Political Economy of Pacific Russia: Regional Developments in East Asia / Ed. by J. Huang, A. Korolev. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Makarov I. A., Sokolova A. Coordination of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Silk Road Economic Belt and its implications for Siberia and the Far East // Asia Pacific News Brief. 2016. No. 1. P. 38-45.

Makarov I. A. Transformation of Social and Economic Model in Asia-Pacific Region and its Implications for Russia’s Turn to the East // Journal of Siberian Federal University. 2016. No. 9. P. 2552-2564.

Makarov I. A., Sokolova A., Stepanov I. A. Prospects for the Northern Sea Route Development // International Journal of Transport Economics. 2015. Vol. 42. No. 4. P. 431-460.

Stepanov I. Northern Sea Route to become Silk Road on Ice: China and Russia in the Arctic / China Investment Magazine, 2018. 

Stepanov I. The Northern Sea Route for Russia and the World / Valdai Discussion Club, 27.03.2017.

Makarov I. A. Transformation of the Economic Model in Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for Russia’s Far East and Siberia, in: The Political Economy of Pacific Russia: Regional Developments in East Asia / Ed. by J. Huang, A. Korolev. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Likhacheva A., Kalachyhin H. The Russian “Pivot to the East” Policy: the Puzzle of Exports, FTAs and Eurasian Integration / HSE. Series IR "International Relations". 2018.