afterward in Russia and other former Soviet Union countries. Before the crisis a banking failure arose owing to the coexistence …

region of the country - and East Asia more broadly - have changed since the onset of the Ukraine crisis and Russia … Kremlin has emphasized the eastern vector in its external relations. But to what extent has Russia’s 'pivot to the East …, concerns and ambitions. Helge Blakkisrud is Head of the Research Group on Russia, Eurasia and the Arctic at the Norwegian …