Eurasian integration at the crossroads

  • Aleksandr M. Baichorov Белорусский государственный университет, пр. Независимости, 4, 220085, г. Минск, Беларусь

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the process of the Eurasian integration, analysing its origins, problems and current tendencies. The following topics are addressed: the Eurasian integration as a reaction to the European integration and NATO enlargement, the Eurasian integration in the security field, stages of the Eurasian economic integration, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in the European context, conjugation of the Eurasian Economic Union with the Belt and Road Initiative of China, prospects of the Eurasian integration.

Author Biography

Aleksandr M. Baichorov, Белорусский государственный университет, пр. Независимости, 4, 220085, г. Минск, Беларусь

Рассматривается процесс евразийской интеграции, анализируются его истоки, проблемы и  современные тен­денции. В центре внимания автора следующие вопросы: евразийская интеграция как реакция на европейскую ин­теграцию и расширение НАТО, евразийская интеграция в сфере безопасности, стадии евразийской экономической интеграции, Евразийский экономический союз в европейском контексте, сопряжение Евразийского экономического союза с китайской инициативой «пояса и пути», перспективы евразийской интеграции.

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Published
2018-10-16
Keywords: integration, Eurasia, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, European Union, Belt and Road Initiative, Customs Union, Collective Security Treaty Organization, NATO enlargement, economic integration
How to Cite
Baichorov, A. M. (2018). Eurasian integration at the crossroads. Journal of the Belarusian State University. International Relations, 2, 13-18. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/internationalRelations/article/view/1311
Issue
No 2 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. International Relations
Section
History of International Relations and Foreign Policy

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