🌏 Negative assessments of the process of Eurasian integration are due to the fact that expectations do not correspond to its realities and essence.
This essence lies, first of all, in the fact that the key word in the name of the EAEU is “economic”, which also determines the realities of practical integration. The economic nature of the integration association is fully reflected in the Treaty, the preamble of which states that it was signed by parties driven by the “desire to strengthen the economies”. Also, the Treaty clearly defines the main goals of the Union (Article 4) and all of them are economic: stable development of economies; the creation of a single market; modernisation, cooperation and an increase in the competitiveness of economies. The founding document of the EAEU contains no other goals.
In the next decade progress in the development of Eurasian integration will obviously prevail over its problematic nature, as has been confirmed by the experience of the past seven years, writes Vyacheslav Dodonov, Senior Reseach Fellow, at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan.
🔗 Eurasian Integration: Progress and Problems
🔵 The article is published within the framework of a new Valdai Club programme “Asia and Eurasia”.
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This essence lies, first of all, in the fact that the key word in the name of the EAEU is “economic”, which also determines the realities of practical integration. The economic nature of the integration association is fully reflected in the Treaty, the preamble of which states that it was signed by parties driven by the “desire to strengthen the economies”. Also, the Treaty clearly defines the main goals of the Union (Article 4) and all of them are economic: stable development of economies; the creation of a single market; modernisation, cooperation and an increase in the competitiveness of economies. The founding document of the EAEU contains no other goals.
In the next decade progress in the development of Eurasian integration will obviously prevail over its problematic nature, as has been confirmed by the experience of the past seven years, writes Vyacheslav Dodonov, Senior Reseach Fellow, at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan.
🔗 Eurasian Integration: Progress and Problems
🔵 The article is published within the framework of a new Valdai Club programme “Asia and Eurasia”.
#Asia_and_Eurasia #EAEU
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Eurasian Integration: Progress and Problems
EAEU is an exclusively economic organisation, and it is methodically incorrect to evaluate it differently, since no process can be expected to produce results that it cannot give by definition, fixed by the agreement on the basis of which the EAEU functions…
🌏 Each of the states not directly involved in the European conflict will strive to ensure that its negative impact on the development of national economies and the ability to ensure their own security is less than could be imagined in the worst-case scenario.
In this sense, for the small and medium-sized states of Eurasia, which make up the majority of the members of the CSTO and the EAEU, the task will be how to use these institutions in the interests of their own development in an international environment that is becoming less and less favourable.
In the case of Kazakhstan, the CSTO countries have shown for the first time their ability to make the organisation an instrument of internal stability - now any forces that intend to destabilise allies from the outside or from the inside know that they may face a strong response.
Now it becomes relevant for all CSTO countries not only to coordinate their actions, but also to create new practical mechanisms for responding to emerging external and internal threats, writes Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔗 The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
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In this sense, for the small and medium-sized states of Eurasia, which make up the majority of the members of the CSTO and the EAEU, the task will be how to use these institutions in the interests of their own development in an international environment that is becoming less and less favourable.
In the case of Kazakhstan, the CSTO countries have shown for the first time their ability to make the organisation an instrument of internal stability - now any forces that intend to destabilise allies from the outside or from the inside know that they may face a strong response.
Now it becomes relevant for all CSTO countries not only to coordinate their actions, but also to create new practical mechanisms for responding to emerging external and internal threats, writes Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔗 The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
#Asia_and_Eurasia #CSTO #EAEU
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The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
It is difficult now to operate with abstract schemes like the respected concept of “Greater Eurasia”, but it is quite clear that real interaction, which makes it possible to reduce the threats from a world economic war and even gain benefits from it, will…
🌏 It is difficult now to operate with abstract schemes like the respected concept of “Greater Eurasia”, but it is quite clear that real interaction, which makes it possible to reduce the threats from a world economic war and even gain benefits from it, will do more for implementation in a common space than any ideas of a general nature, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
🔗 The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
#Asia_and_Eurasia #CSTO #EAEU
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🔗 The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
#Asia_and_Eurasia #CSTO #EAEU
@valdai_club — The Valdai Discussion Club
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The CSTO and EAEU in a New Era: From Abstraction to Practice
It is difficult now to operate with abstract schemes like the respected concept of “Greater Eurasia”, but it is quite clear that real interaction, which makes it possible to reduce the threats from a world economic war and even gain benefits from it, will…
🤝🌏 How important and necessary are Russia’s allies in conditions where, like the United States, it cannot exercise authoritarian control over their foreign and defence policy?
The phenomenon of permanent allied relations is a relatively recent invention in international politics — it appeared after the Second World War and it is completely unknown if it will survive the next round of global upheavals of a similar magnitude.
Even if in the coming years we all do not shatter into molecules as a result of a global nuclear catastrophe, the impressive drama of what is happening makes us treat with great uncertainty the prospects for all the phenomena, without exception, that have shaped the fabric of international life in recent decades.
Now the standard example of a permanent union of sovereign states is European integration. Another similar example is the NATO bloc, participation in which is sealed by the unconditional authority of a power that is far superior in strength to its allies and does not seek to ignore this.
It is no coincidence that the emergence of the conflict around Ukraine, the first serious war of a new era in international politics, is connected with the development of these two associations. A strong union of states inevitably creates conflicts around itself — this becomes a consequence of the fact that it protects the interests of its participants, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
#Asia_and_Eurasia #allies #CSTO #EAEU
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The phenomenon of permanent allied relations is a relatively recent invention in international politics — it appeared after the Second World War and it is completely unknown if it will survive the next round of global upheavals of a similar magnitude.
Even if in the coming years we all do not shatter into molecules as a result of a global nuclear catastrophe, the impressive drama of what is happening makes us treat with great uncertainty the prospects for all the phenomena, without exception, that have shaped the fabric of international life in recent decades.
Now the standard example of a permanent union of sovereign states is European integration. Another similar example is the NATO bloc, participation in which is sealed by the unconditional authority of a power that is far superior in strength to its allies and does not seek to ignore this.
It is no coincidence that the emergence of the conflict around Ukraine, the first serious war of a new era in international politics, is connected with the development of these two associations. A strong union of states inevitably creates conflicts around itself — this becomes a consequence of the fact that it protects the interests of its participants, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
#Asia_and_Eurasia #allies #CSTO #EAEU
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Valdai Club
The Fate of Alliances in the Modern World
We see that over the past 100 years, the phenomenon of permanent alliances has come to look very archaic. In cases where the leading power is not ready to play the role of a dictator — due to subjective or objective reasons — an alliance no longer becomes…
🌏 Eurasian economic integration can become, in a sense, a “trench” — a relatively safe and resource-rich zone.
Within this zone countries could solve some of the most important tasks for preserving development.
However, the trenches need “bridges” among themselves — various trans-regional partnerships based on a system of maximally flexible agreements, linking various regional groupings, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/trenches-and-bridges-of-eurasian-integration/
#Asia_and_Eurasia #EAEU
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Within this zone countries could solve some of the most important tasks for preserving development.
However, the trenches need “bridges” among themselves — various trans-regional partnerships based on a system of maximally flexible agreements, linking various regional groupings, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/trenches-and-bridges-of-eurasian-integration/
#Asia_and_Eurasia #EAEU
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🛣 The North-South Multimodal International Transport Corridor (ITC) connects the northwestern part of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Scandinavian countries with the states of Central Asia, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
☑️ The corridor includes the infrastructure of rail, road and inland water transport, seaports in the Caspian Sea, ports of the Persian Gulf, road and rail checkpoints, as well as international airports.
☑️ It makes it possible to halve the delivery time of goods from India to Europe compared to the sea route through the Suez Canal, and to multiply container transit along the China-EAEU-Europe axis.
Especially for the Valdai Club 12th Middle East Conference, we prepared an infographic on the International North-South Transport Corridor. The high-res infographic is available on the website.
#mideastvaldai #valdai_infographics #EAEU #transportation
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☑️ The corridor includes the infrastructure of rail, road and inland water transport, seaports in the Caspian Sea, ports of the Persian Gulf, road and rail checkpoints, as well as international airports.
☑️ It makes it possible to halve the delivery time of goods from India to Europe compared to the sea route through the Suez Canal, and to multiply container transit along the China-EAEU-Europe axis.
Especially for the Valdai Club 12th Middle East Conference, we prepared an infographic on the International North-South Transport Corridor. The high-res infographic is available on the website.
#mideastvaldai #valdai_infographics #EAEU #transportation
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🇷🇺🗺 On March 13, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to amend the Concept of Russia’s state policy in the field of international development assistance (IDA) concerning relations with developing countries.
The updated concept contains a number of new priorities in terms of the list of IDA recipients. In particular, the EAEU member states are ranked first among them, followed by the CIS member states, other states in the post-Soviet space, as well as neighbouring states pursuing a course of neighbourliness or an alliance with Russia.
Separately, the list of recipients of the Russian IDA includes states, mentioned by the UN in the list of least developed countries (LDCs), which includes many states in Africa.
The new Concept of Russia’s state policy in the field of international development assistance will contribute to the adaptation of state policy to “new international realities,” writes Valdai Club expert Sergey Mikhnevich.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/how-can-russia-make-its-international-development/
#EconomicStatecraft #CIS #EAEU
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The updated concept contains a number of new priorities in terms of the list of IDA recipients. In particular, the EAEU member states are ranked first among them, followed by the CIS member states, other states in the post-Soviet space, as well as neighbouring states pursuing a course of neighbourliness or an alliance with Russia.
Separately, the list of recipients of the Russian IDA includes states, mentioned by the UN in the list of least developed countries (LDCs), which includes many states in Africa.
The new Concept of Russia’s state policy in the field of international development assistance will contribute to the adaptation of state policy to “new international realities,” writes Valdai Club expert Sergey Mikhnevich.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/how-can-russia-make-its-international-development/
#EconomicStatecraft #CIS #EAEU
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Valdai Club
How Can Russia Make Its International Development Assistance More Effective?
The new Concept of Russia’s state policy in the field of international development assistance will contribute to the adaptation of state policy to “new international realities,” and will also improve its efficiency, including the participation of the business…
🇷🇺🌏 This year Russia is chairing the Eurasian Economic Union.
Amid difficult conditions which have seen increasing confrontation in the world, this role imposes special obligations on Moscow.
One of the main tasks within the EAEU, as the leaders of our country see it and formulate it, is to use the potential of the Union to the fullest extent to develop new areas of cooperation.
However, until recently, the issues of humanitarian and cultural cooperation within the framework of the EAEU remained on the periphery of the integration agenda.
The key mistake in the perception of our partners in the EAEU and the CIS as a whole is the opinion that they think the same way as we do, because we are all “originally from the USSR”. Practice shows that this is far from the case.
Each country has its own specific features, which must be taken into account, in addition to economic indicators, writes Ekaterina Chimiris.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eurasian-economic-union-new-prospects-for-humans/
#EconomicStatecraft #EAEU
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Amid difficult conditions which have seen increasing confrontation in the world, this role imposes special obligations on Moscow.
One of the main tasks within the EAEU, as the leaders of our country see it and formulate it, is to use the potential of the Union to the fullest extent to develop new areas of cooperation.
However, until recently, the issues of humanitarian and cultural cooperation within the framework of the EAEU remained on the periphery of the integration agenda.
The key mistake in the perception of our partners in the EAEU and the CIS as a whole is the opinion that they think the same way as we do, because we are all “originally from the USSR”. Practice shows that this is far from the case.
Each country has its own specific features, which must be taken into account, in addition to economic indicators, writes Ekaterina Chimiris.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eurasian-economic-union-new-prospects-for-humans/
#EconomicStatecraft #EAEU
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Valdai Club
Eurasian Economic Union: New Prospects for Humanitarian Cooperation
The key mistake in the perception of our partners in the EAEU and the CIS as a whole is the opinion that they think the same way as we do, because we are all “originally from the USSR”. Practice shows that this is far from the case. Each country has its own…
📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On April 17 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3) the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the EAEU as the core component of the Greater Eurasian Partnership.
In recent years, the process of Eurasian economic integration has emerged as an essential tool for member states to achieve their national development objectives, strengthen good-neighborly relations, and promote mutual market openness among their economies.
Amidst the backdrop of significant changes and turmoil in the global market and geopolitical landscape, caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing military-political standoff between Russia and Western countries, the mechanisms and principles of the EAEU have proven instrumental in facilitating the interaction of member states with the global economic system, as well as in simplifying connections among them and promoting economic growth.
The growth rates in certain EAEU member states, such as Armenia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, are particularly noteworthy. The institutions and regulatory frameworks of the union contribute to the increase in mutual trade between participating countries and their engagement with external partners.
❓What should be the next steps towards increasing the mutual openness of EAEU memberstates?
❓What are some promising new directions and areas for integration?
❓How should the union’s development strategy take into account global shifts?
These and other questions will be addressed by the discussion participants.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Georgy Arzumanyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Industrial Policy Department
🇰🇿 Rakhim Oshakbaev, Director of the TALAP Center for Applied Research (Kazakhstan)
🇷🇺 Dmitriy Prokhorenko, Foreign network overseas Director, Russian Export Center
🇰🇬 Kubatbek Rakhimov, Executive Director of the Applicata — Center for Strategic Solutions (Kyrgyzstan)
Moderator:
🗣 Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-eaeu-as-the-core-of-the-greater-eurasian-partnership/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: Dear journalists, to be accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our website. If you have any questions about the event, call +79269307763.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
#WiderEurasia #EAEU #Eurasia
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In recent years, the process of Eurasian economic integration has emerged as an essential tool for member states to achieve their national development objectives, strengthen good-neighborly relations, and promote mutual market openness among their economies.
Amidst the backdrop of significant changes and turmoil in the global market and geopolitical landscape, caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing military-political standoff between Russia and Western countries, the mechanisms and principles of the EAEU have proven instrumental in facilitating the interaction of member states with the global economic system, as well as in simplifying connections among them and promoting economic growth.
The growth rates in certain EAEU member states, such as Armenia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, are particularly noteworthy. The institutions and regulatory frameworks of the union contribute to the increase in mutual trade between participating countries and their engagement with external partners.
❓What should be the next steps towards increasing the mutual openness of EAEU memberstates?
❓What are some promising new directions and areas for integration?
❓How should the union’s development strategy take into account global shifts?
These and other questions will be addressed by the discussion participants.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Georgy Arzumanyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Industrial Policy Department
🇰🇿 Rakhim Oshakbaev, Director of the TALAP Center for Applied Research (Kazakhstan)
🇷🇺 Dmitriy Prokhorenko, Foreign network overseas Director, Russian Export Center
🇰🇬 Kubatbek Rakhimov, Executive Director of the Applicata — Center for Strategic Solutions (Kyrgyzstan)
Moderator:
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-eaeu-as-the-core-of-the-greater-eurasian-partnership/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: Dear journalists, to be accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our website. If you have any questions about the event, call +79269307763.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
#WiderEurasia #EAEU #Eurasia
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Valdai Club to Discuss EAEU as the Core of the Greater Eurasian Partnership
On April 17 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3) the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the EAEU as the core component of the Greater Eurasian Partnership.