Are the Russians Eyeing West Papua for an Overseas Military Base?

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2025
• الموضوعات: Social Sciences; Russia; Indo-Pacific; ASEAN; ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus ADMM-Plus; West Papua; Biak; Australia; Indonesia; Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS); Manuhua Air Force Base; Southeast Asia; Military
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/183934
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Indonesia has denied reports that Russia is seeking to station military aircraft in its easternmost province. But this may not be the end of the matter given Russia’s interests in the region.