Organizer: East-West Center in Washington
Type/Location: Virtual
Description:
Join the East-West Center for a discussion on Dr. Ian Storey’s new book, Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War (ISEAS Publishing 2025).
In the first major study of Russia-Southeast Asia relations since the end of the Cold War, Ian Storey traces the dramatic shifts in Moscow’s interests in the region under President Vladimir Putin. He skillfully assesses the long-lasting legacy of the Soviet Union, traces the evolution of Putin’s foreign policy and identifies the driving forces behind the Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia. With expert insights, Storey examines Russia’s political, economic and military engagement with ASEAN and each of the eleven Southeast Asian countries over the past quarter of a century. This seminar will discuss Dr. Storey’s new book and assess how Southeast Asia responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and what the Russia-Ukraine War means for Moscow’s great power ambitions in the region and beyond.
About the Speakers:
Dr. Ian Storey is Senior Fellow and co-editor of Contemporary Southeast Asia, one of ISEAS’s three academic journals. He specializes in defense and security issues in Southeast Asia and the region’s relations with the major powers. Prior to joining ISEAS, he was Associate Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii and Assistant Professor at Deakin University, Australia. He obtained his PhD from the City University of Hong Kong (2001), Master’s Degree from the International University of Japan (1995) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from the University of Hull, England (1991).
Dr. Vitaly Kozyrev is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, and associate in research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His major interest is great power politics, East-West relations, international conflict, and the political economy of regionalism and regional integration.
About the Moderator:
Dr. Satu Limaye is Vice President of the East-West Center and the Director of the East-West Center in Washington and Research Program. He created and directs the Asia Matters for America initiative and is the founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. He is also a Senior Advisor at CNA Corp (Center for Naval Analyses). He is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his doctorate from Oxford University (Magdalen College) where he was a George C. Marshall Scholar. He has also been a Henry R. Luce Scholar and Abe Fellow (Japan Foundation, Social Science Research Council, & American Council of Learned Societies).
Registration:
To attend the event online, please register here.