International Relations and Asia’s Northern Tier

1. Introduction: Asia’s Northern Tier
Gilbert Rozman, Sergey Radchenko

Part 1. Sino-Russian Strategic Relations

2. The Russian Pivot to Asia
Gilbert Rozman

3. Evolution of Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation since the Cold War (Part 1+ Part 2)
Paul Schwartz

4. Russia’s Policy Toward China: Key Players and the Decision-making Process
Alexander Gabuev

5. Russia, China, and the Emerging Greater Eurasia
Alexander Lukin

6. Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective
Stephen Blank

Part 2. Sino-Russian Relations and Mongolia

7. Sino-Russian Competition in Mongolia
Sergey Radchenko

8. Mongolia Hangs in the Balance: Political Choices and Economic Realities in a State Bounded by China and Russia
Sergey Radchenko

9. A Stronger Korea-Mongolia Link in a Changing Northeast Asia
Mark Minton

10. Mongolia’s Dilemma: A Politically Linked, Economically Isolated Small Power
Mendee Jargalsaikhan

11. Mongolia’s Place in China’s Periphery Diplomacy
Jeffrey Reeves

Part 3. The Russian Far East and Northeast China

12. The Russian Far East: Positive Scenarios and Negative Scenarios
Artyom Lukin, Gilbert Rozman

13. Northeast China and the Russian Far East: Positive Scenarios and Negative Scenarios
Gaye Christoffersen, Ivan Zuenko

Part 4. Strategic Thinking toward North Korea

14. Chinese Strategic Thinking Regarding North Korea
Cheng Xiaohe

15. China’s Interests, Actors, and the Implementation of Sanctions against North Korea
Catherine Jones

16. Russian Strategic Thinking Regarding North Korea
Alexander Lukin

17. Making Sense of the Russo-North Korea Rapprochement
Stephen Blank

18. North Korea’s Place in Sino-Russian Relations and Identities
Gilbert Rozman

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, Asian Politics, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Military and Defence Studies