DOI 10.35775/PSI.2020.35-38.1.001
О. V. ZHURAVLEV Rear Admiral, Chief Pacific Higher Navy School named after S. O. Makarov, Vladivostok, Russia
А. А. TUSHKOV Doctor of Sciences (history), Professor at the Chair of international relations and law, Vladivostok State University of economics and services, Vladivostok, Russia
NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY OF RUSSIA ON THE PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN REGIONAL ROUTES
This research is devoted to a topical subject – implementation of the national maritime policy in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regional areas. The current political process in Southeast Asia strongly dictates Russia that it shall pursue an effective maritime policy in this region, ensuring its significant role and place in the new realities of the geopolitical space. Rapid changes in the post-Westphalian world order have significantly changed the balance of power in the world. This circumstance places increased demands on the effectiveness of Russia's not only political but also economic component. The Russian Federation, as a great maritime power whose maritime potential ensures implementation and protection of its national interests in any area of the world's oceans, serves as an important factor of international stability and strategic deterrence. This fact makes it possible to conduct an independent national maritime policy as an equal participant in the international maritime activities. In this regard, the tasks set in the presidential Decree № 327 “On Approval of the Fundamentals of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Naval Activities for the Period until 2030,” dated 25 July 2017 require their practical implementation. The effectiveness of Russia's defense of its political and economic interests depends on the fulfillment of these tasks. Formation of the Indo-Pacific region (IPR) opens up new opportunities for Russia in the implementation of its national maritime policy in this maritime zone. The article discusses in detail the combat composition of the fleet, the construction of new types of ships and their capabilities. The analysis of this problem allows us to outline the main ways of its resolution.
Key words: Russian national Maritime policy, Kalibr cruise missile carriers, non-nuclear weapons, PLAR, Aug, stealth technology, Indo-Pacific region, far sea zone, NATO.