The main pressing issue is the significant imbalance in mutual trade
In December 2024, an interim trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Mongolia is expected to be signed, with the draft finalized in record time. This milestone reflects the growing business ties between Russia and Mongolia and the dialogue between their government agencies, as well as broader trends of Eurasian ...
... Vladimir Putin’s view, the new Eurasian (not even Asian) system should start with a dialogue between already existing organizations, such as the Russia-Belarus Union State, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Furthermore, other influential Eurasian associations from Southeast Asia to the Middle East should join this multilateral arrangement. One can mention ...
... of the countries—new SCO members—face them, with the possible exception of Belarus. At the same time, a large number of initiatives aimed to solve economic problems coexist in the organisation’s space: this includes the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the “5+1” formats, the Belt and Road initiative, and the North-South ITC aimed at solving problems in the area of regional connectivity, etc. Accordingly, conditions have been formed in the Eurasian space for transforming the Shanghai Cooperation ...
On May 14, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the European Studies Institute (ESI) at MGIMO University held a conference themed “One Decade Since Signing the EAEU Treaty: Preliminary Results of Creating Common Markets and Paths to Deeper Integration.”
On May 14, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the European Studies Institute (ESI) at MGIMO University held a conference themed “One ...
... military supplies should hostilities get rekindled, as well as the only intermediary with the capacity to influence the conflict settlement, taking Azerbaijan’s legitimate interests into account. Signing into the membership in the Customs Union and the EAEU and agreeing to any exemptions from the Euro-Association Agreement, President Sargsyan was primarily counting on the prolongation of Karabakh and eastern Zangezur occupation.
Under Kocharyan and Sargsyan, the sense of self-importance among the Armenian ...
Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
The following working paper presents the results of foreign economic activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) following its establishment. The author carefully analyzes free trade zone agreements (FTZs) as a key tool for developing the Union’s foreign economic relations. Additionally, the author assesses the effectiveness of existing EAEU FTZ agreements ...
... Yerevan and New Delhi, which have a strategic dimension, is in transport and logistics. Both countries are interested in the implementation of the Persian Gulf-Black Sea international transport corridor. This project
is designed
to link India to the EAEU and EU markets via Iran, Armenia, Georgia and the Black Sea, especially given the fact that India is facing logistical problems connecting with the EU both via Russia, due to the conflict in Ukraine, and via the Suez Canal, due to traffic congestion ...
... Collective Security Treaty Organisation is occupying its unique niche. At the same time, the other major Eurasian powers - China and India - do not have the potential to create integration associations comparable in their degree of mutual openness to the EAEU. These are countries that, with few exceptions, do not have formal allies – they are the “lonely planets” of world politics. This can be seen as a challenge, since it means that there is no habit of limiting one’s capabilities, but it can ...
An important task for the future for Russia is to sync the EAEU and the BRI, developing a roadmap and pointing to projects that could demonstrate its concrete content
In the 10 years since Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21
st
Century Maritime Silk Road in 2013, which ...
Report No. 84 / 2023
Report No. 84 / 2023
The following report analyzes Eurasian integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the progress it has achieved in light of new geopolitical realities. This is a comprehensive study that reviews the EAEU’s current integration results, economic achievements, as well as long-term objectives. The report covers both the EAEU’s ...