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Russia under Medvedev

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Initially observers in Russia and the West were firmly convinced that the newly elected head of the Kremlin administration, Dmitry Medvedev, would only be a “puppet president” under the excessively powerful head of government Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, however, most experts have changed their minds. In his speeches and interviews Medvedev announces a correction in Russia’s political and economic policies. He could—albeit not immediately—become “emancipated” from his role as Putin’s Crown Prince. Medvedev does not have his roots in the secret services, he belongs to the post-communist Perestroika generation.

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Internationale Politik

Global Edition Winter 2007

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This autumn the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary. And there is plenty to celebrate: ASEAN has doubled its participating membership and now represents over 600 million people. In addition to trade and commerce, it is also a forum for political and security issues. In general, with closer integration and a greater economic profile Asia’s gravitas in the world has increased. In fact, all of Asia’s mutilateral organizations are increasingly important. In addition to ASEAN, there are the Six-Party Talks, ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summits, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, among others. They illustrate that despite its vast distances, political diversity, and cultural differences, an integrated Asia is not a pipe dream.

 

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