The Eurasian Economic Union in the Pandemic
Vladislav Inozemtsev on what the COVID-19 pandemic means for the Eurasian Economic Union
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The Lisbon-Vladivostok illusion
Janis Kluge, Michael Richter on why from the Kremlin’s perspective, truly attempting economic integration with the EU means risking political instability
Institutional experiments in the post-Soviet space
Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov on the last attempt at pro-Russian integration in the post-Soviet space
EEU: Ambitions Larger than Reality
Evgeny Troitskiy on the ups and downs of economic integration in the post-Soviet space
Putin Puts Lukashenka in Zugzwang
Yury Tsarik considers how and why Belarusian-Russian relations have hit a new low
Kazakhstan is Ahead of Russia
Stanislav Shkel on why Putin will not copy Nazarbayev’s succession model
The Bright Side of a Sochi Stalemate
Yuri Tsarik contends that relations between Russia and Belarus may have reached an “integration impasse,” but there were at least a few constructive results from February’s bilateral talks in Sochi.
A Clarion Call for Compatriots
Olga Gulina reports on state plans to tempt Russians from across the post soviet space to resettle within Russian borders
Belarus and Russia: On the Evolution of a “Hybrid Union”
Four key scenarios for the further development of bilateral relations
Is Belarus in the Kremlin´s Firing Line?
Even though relations are getting prickly between Russia and Belarus, international and domestic conditions would have to change substantially before Russia resorted to force against its western neighbor and long-time ally. But it would still be unwise to rule any such scenario out entirely.
Belarus-Russia Talks: ‘Difficult But Productive’?
Belarus and Russia have held a string of recent high level bilateral talks. What have they achieved for relations between the two allies at a time of lingering apprehension?
One Road for Russia and Kazakhstan?
For a long time, the political regimes of Russia and Kazakhstan were moving in one direction but, over time, the two countries began to display different trends.