Tsuneo Akaha is Professor of International Policy Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.Anna Vassilieva is Professor and Russian Studies Program Head and Research Associate of the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

"In my point of view, this book is a must-read for those interested in the potentials and challenges of Russia’s integration in East Asia. The book maintain a high degree of coherence. Ultimately, I would recommend “Russia and East Asia: Informal and Gradual Integration” to all those interested in the dynamics at play between Russia and East Asia, and even more so to those who possess background knowledge on the region." - Yağmur ERŞAN (2014)

• Introduction: Russia and East Asia Part 1: Russia’s Policy toward East Asia 1. Russia’s New Global Vision and Security Policy in East Asia 2. Russia’s Security Policy towards East Asia 3. Russia’s Economic Policy in East Asia Part 2: Bilateral Engagement in East Asia 4. Russia-China Relations 5. Japan’s Economic Relations with the Russian Far East 6. Russia and the Korean Peninsula Part 3: Energy and Immigration 7. Russia and Energy Cooperation in East Asia 8. Russia’s Energy Development in Eastern Siberia and the Far East and Relations with East Asian Countries in the Energy Sector 9. Russia’s Immigration Challenges Part 4: Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia 10. Hot Politics-Cold Economics and Cold Politics-Hot Economics: The Limits of Russian, Chinese and Japanese "High Politics" in View of East Asian Integration 11. Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia

Tsuneo Akaha is Professor of International Policy Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.Anna Vassilieva is Professor and Russian Studies Program Head and Research Associate of the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

"In my point of view, this book is a must-read for those interested in the potentials and challenges of Russia’s integration in East Asia. The book maintain a high degree of coherence. Ultimately, I would recommend “Russia and East Asia: Informal and Gradual Integration” to all those interested in the dynamics at play between Russia and East Asia, and even more so to those who possess background knowledge on the region." - Yağmur ERŞAN (2014)

• Introduction: Russia and East Asia Part 1: Russia’s Policy toward East Asia 1. Russia’s New Global Vision and Security Policy in East Asia 2. Russia’s Security Policy towards East Asia 3. Russia’s Economic Policy in East Asia Part 2: Bilateral Engagement in East Asia 4. Russia-China Relations 5. Japan’s Economic Relations with the Russian Far East 6. Russia and the Korean Peninsula Part 3: Energy and Immigration 7. Russia and Energy Cooperation in East Asia 8. Russia’s Energy Development in Eastern Siberia and the Far East and Relations with East Asian Countries in the Energy Sector 9. Russia’s Immigration Challenges Part 4: Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia 10. Hot Politics-Cold Economics and Cold Politics-Hot Economics: The Limits of Russian, Chinese and Japanese "High Politics" in View of East Asian Integration 11. Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia