 EAI Issue Briefing No. MASI 2011-09
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Following the Russia-North Korea summit in August 2011, there was much debate on the proposal for the Trans-Korea Gas Pipeline project and the potential benefits and disadvantages that it might bring. However, there is a need to carefully consider Russia's motives and how this energy pipeline is part of a broader policy to engage the region. In recent years there has been much talk of the United States "returning" to Asia, but Russia is also returning and intends to use its vast energy resources to facilitate its ambition to play a new role in the region. In this Issue Briefing, Beom-Shik Shin believes that it is time to think outside of the narrow dichotomy of U.S.-China relations by considering the enhanced role of Russia in Northeast Asia and how to induce North Korea in this structural change in the region.
 
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