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Russia in the Indo-Pacific: Historical Ties, Strategic Choices, and the Local Logic of Engagement

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alysts from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Australia gathered in Indonesia to examine how Russia is recalibrating its engagement in the Indo-Pacific. The discussion found that regional responses to Moscow are shaped less by a shared perception of threat than by national histories, leadership choices, alliance commitments, and domestic political priorities. Indonesia emerged as a central case, reflecting both its long-standing ties with Russia and its growing importance in Moscow’s regional strategy. Across the region, participants highlighted a pattern of prag
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matic hedging and selective engagement within a strategic environment increasingly defined by U.S.–China competition.

Hosted by the Republic of Indonesia Defense University and Universitas Airlangga, the focus group discussion assessed Russia’s post-2022 pivot to Asia

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through the lenses of defense cooperation, energy diplomacy, institutional participation, and soft power outreach. Moderated by Fauzia G. Cempaka Timur, the session compared national perspectives across Southeast Asia and Australia, explored the limits of Russia’s military footprint in the region, and examined how middle powers are balancing the opportunities and risks of engagement with Moscow while seeking to preserve strategic autonomy and regional agency.

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  • Radityo Dharmaputra is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga and a researcher at the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies, Universitas Airlangga. Radityo holds three master’s degrees from Airlangga (International Relations), Glasgow (Russia, Central, and East European Studies), and Tartu (Baltic Sea Region Studies). He is currently completing his PhD dissertation from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies from the University of Tartu, Estonia. His research interests encompass Russian foreign policy in Asia, disinformation and influence operations, and the geopolitics of Europe and Eurasia, with a particular emphasis on their implications for Indonesia and Southeast Asia. His works have been published in Eurasian Geography and Economics, Contemporary Security Policy, Journal of Regional Security, and other academic journals, as well as book chapters published by Routledge.

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  • Dr. Fauzia Gustarina Cempaka Timur is an assistant professor at the Republic of Indonesia Defense University. She also serves as senior analyst in Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence and a fellow for Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Her academic focus encompasses non-traditional security, asymmetric warfare, information operations, and defense strategy. She holds doctorate degree in international relations. She is reachable through her email: fg.cempaka@idu.ac.id.

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