Avoiding the Exclusive Integration Trap: Envisioning Russian Foreign Policy in the Asian-Pacific

... these newly emerging regional institutions can ensure active participation of other states in the region. Paradoxically, the model of exclusive integration is inherently prone to instability and fragmentation, which, in turn, only invites further disintegration in the region. Russia along with China should be cautious not to repeat the same failure and position ourselves in a wider picture. Simply put, a grand blueprint for the Eurasian integration should not be a puzzle that artificially combines Russian Eurasia and Chinese Eurasia, but a ...