Russia's Far East: A Region at Risk

AcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTIONThe Russian Far East in PerspectiveThe Balance of Power and U.S. Foreign Policy Interests in the Russian Far EastECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF MARKET REFORMSInfluence of the 1998 Financial Crisis on the Russian Far East EconomySocial and Economic Differentiation in the Russian Far EastThe Russian Far East's Competitive Position in Northeast Asian MarketsSECTORAL CASE STUDIES: FISHERIES, ENERGY, AND AGRICULTUREThe Crisis of the Region's Fishing Industry: Sources, Prospects, and the Role of Foreign InterestsSakhalin Energy: Problems and ProspectsAgrarian Reform and Agricultural Productivity in the Russian Far EastTHE MILITARY, THE PACIFIC FLEET, AND DEFENSE CONVERSIONRussian Reforms: Implications for Regional Security Policy and the MilitaryRussian Nuclear Regionalism: Emerging Local Influence over Far Eastern FacilitiesSecurity Implications of Defense Conversion in the Russian Far EastINTERNATIONAL RELATION: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE REGIONThe Regional Dynamic in Russia's Asia Policy in the 1990sChinese Migration in the Russian Far East: Security Threats and Incentives for Cooperation in Primorskii KraiPeculiarities of the Region's Political MentalityTHE BALANCE OF POWER AND THREAT PERCEPTIONSChina's Threat Perceptions and Policies toward the Russian Far EastThe Dynamics of Russian-South Korean Relations and Implications for the Russian Far EastINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATIONThe Japanese Economic Presence in the Russian Far EastEconomic Relations between South Korea and RussiaIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors