Russia, the Eurasian Customs Union and the EU: Cooperation, Stagnation or Rivalry?

Turkey’s Relations With the Central Asian Countries and Europen Union

“…In their almost 20 years of independence, the Central Asian countries have made substantial progress in many areas, particularly in solidifying their sovereignty, institutionalizing their state-building structures, and elevating their level of integration with the world (Dragneva & Wolczuk, 2012).…”

Eurasian Economic Union’s Effect on Global Politics and the World Economic System

“…Although there are discussions on which one is more appropriate for the economic benefits of the union in terms of the EU, the Ukraine crisis and economic sanctions on Russia extended until 2016 prevented such integration ( Pelipas, Tochitskaya, & Vinokurov, 2014, pp. 9-11;Dragneva & Wolczuk, 2012).…”

China in Central Asia: The Beginning of the End for Russia?

“…With a set of agreed upon import tariffs, common rules related to documentation, and the elimination of some internal border controls, the hope is to foster regional assimilation through streamlined processes by which goods and people between CU member states can move. 63 Its goal is to eventually draw more nations into the fold, thus increasing its economic power to act as a balance against entities like the EU. Having only been up and running for a few years, it is premature to say if it will portend greater regional integration, with Moscow serving as the guiding vehicle.…”