Sakhalin: Russia's East Asia trump card (cons, conditions)

[other99]

The northeast Asian equation, with its complex matrix of rising economic power in South Korea, an erratic and unpredictable North Korea, a Japan beset by uncertainty and lingering calamity - and the undisputed titan, China - remains incomplete without understanding the one card in the deck that is all too often overlooked: Russia.

With its growing global role as a major energy exporter, Sakhalin Island, in Russia's Far East region, has become one of its most valuable but least recognised geographic assets - and a prime example of why Russia is an increasingly dominant player in Far East Asian politics and resource exploitation.

Sakhalin: Russia's East Asia trump card - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

[erasure]

Originally Posted by other99

The northeast Asian equation, with its complex matrix of rising economic power in South Korea, an erratic and unpredictable North Korea, a Japan beset by uncertainty and lingering calamity - and the undisputed titan, China - remains incomplete without understanding the one card in the deck that is all too often overlooked: Russia.

With its growing global role as a major energy exporter, Sakhalin Island, in Russia's Far East region, has become one of its most valuable but least recognised geographic assets - and a prime example of why Russia is an increasingly dominant player in Far East Asian politics and resource exploitation.

Sakhalin: Russia's East Asia trump card - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Yawn.
Those oil consortiums in Sakhalin were negotiated ( and still operate) on such abysmal conditions for Russia, that a man who was *credited* with a development of this project back in the 90ies, has practically lost his political career over it. (Unfortunately he was a founder of the most democratic party in Russia as well.)