Katz, Mark N.2008-05-152008-05-152006https://hdl.handle.net/1920/3025http://www.heldref.org/This article explores why Putin has revived Primakov's efforts to build a "multipolar" alliance challenging American "hegemony" and "unipolarity," examines why he is pursuing it primarily in Asia, and assesses how effective this policy has been and can be.enPutinAsiaInternational relationsRussian foreign policyArticle