BUSZYNSKI  Leszek <br/><br/>
Russia and Southeast Asia :   a new relationship/ 
Leszek Buszynski 
 -  2006 
<br/><br/> Russia's relationship with Southeast Asia has improved considerably over the past five years. There were two reasons Russian struggling to develop a relationship with the association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and to be included in Asia Pacific regionalism.  The first was the recognition of the importance of Asia Pacific regionalism for Russian's development and the economic development of Siberia and the Russian for East required closer integration with Asian regional institutions. Putin became Russia's major arms salesman and sought to expand arms sale with Asean such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>RUSSIA--ASEAN<br/>ASIA-PACIFIC--ARMS