Naval military and political interaction of Russia, China and U.S. in the Asia-Pacific: dynamics of international and regional contradictions

• Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
  Vladivostok. Russia

Various features of political and military cooperation between Russia, China and U.S. in the Asia-Pacific studied in the paper. The goal is to analyze the dynamics and character of modern Russian-Chinese and Russian-U.S. naval exercises and to determine the participants’ interests and prospects of these exercises whereas the difficulties of international relations in the Asia-Pacific. The research is topical, as the comprehensive assessment of bilateral and multilateral military and political cooperation in the Asia-Pacific is diversified. It determined not only by political reasons, but also aimed at solving specific economic problems. Multiple-factor analysis of exercises plans and scenarios, official documents and media reports, actions of stakeholders and the results of joint naval exercises proposed. The conclusion is made, that conduction of large-scale military and political exercises in the Asia-Pacific gives Russia the opportunity to defend its national interests and to demonstrate its position to regional security threats by avoiding bilateral alliances and remaining an independent participant in the Asia-Pacific. Results from this study could be useful for policymakers, diplomats and lecturers, as they work to construct an optimal model of interaction between the U.S., China, and Russia and others concerning development of the Asia-Pacific. The originality of the work is also in analysis of Russian and foreign approaches to military and political factor or Russian strategy in the Asia-Pacific. Further, this study can contribute to future work in the field of comparative studies as there are a number of parallels between the U.S. and Russian politics in the Asia-Pacific.

Keywords: Asia-Pacific, strategic partnership, naval cooperation, regional security, Sea Interaction, national interest, international relations, Russia, China, naval exercises, national policy, U.S.A.