Russian Relations With Japan From 2000-2010: Endur Essay

Northeastern University
Political Science Dissertations Department of Political Science

January 01, 2010

Russian relations with Japan from 2000-2010: enduring obstacles, limited opportunities
Peter William Richardson
Northeastern University

Recommended Citation
Richardson, Peter William, "Russian relations with Japan from 2000-2010: enduring obstacles, limited opportunities" (2010). Political Science Dissertations. Paper 6. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20000798

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RUSSIAN RELATIONS WITH JAPAN FROM 2000-2010: ENDURING OBSTACLES, LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES

A dissertation presented by

Peter William Richardson

to The Department of Political Science

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

in the field of

Political Science

Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts November 2010

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RUSSIAN RELATIONS WITH JAPAN FROM 2000-2010: ENDURING OBSTACLES, LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES

by

Peter William Richardson

ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Northeastern University, November 2010

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ABSTRACT Although Russian relations with Japan experienced notable progress from 2000-2010, recent claims by the Russian government of advancement toward a “full-blown partnership” are premature and imprecise. To be certain, many aspects of the Russian-Japanese relationship remained problematic and competitive during this period. A number of factors intimate that Russian assertions regarding the scope, promise and genuine friendliness of relations were exaggerated, not least an unresolved territorial dispute over the Southern Kurile Islands, the continued absence of a World War II peace treaty and historically entrenched mutual...