Kanaev E.A. – doctor of sciences (Sc.D. in history), professor of the Faculty of world economy and international affairs, head of Asia-Pacific division, Center for comprehensive European and international studies, Higher school of economics. Fainshmidt R.I. – student, Faculty of world economy and international affairs, Higher school of economics.
An analysis of Asia-Pacific formats and initiatives of multilateral cooperation through the prism of global trends in 2014– 2015 demonstrates decreasing significance of accelerated trade and investment liberalization along the Asia-Pacific track and rising interest to strengthening regional connectivity. A search for new opportunities to maintain high rates of economic growth and political stability make Asia- Pacific actors expand the connectivity framework upon the nascent Eurasian mega-region. This meets Russia’s interests in terms of expanding the spectrum of its foreign policy instruments in Asia-Pacific and integrating the Asia-Pacific and the Eurasian vectors of its foreign policy.
Global trends, Asia-Pacific, multilateral cooperation, consolidated Eurasia, Russia's interests.
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