TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Eurasian Economic Union and the Silk Road Economic Belt: Players, Interests and Implementation Challenges
T2  - INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS RESEARCH JOURNAL
IS  - INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS RESEARCH JOURNAL
KW  - Russia
KW  - China
KW  - Eurasian Economic Union
KW  - Silk Road Economic Belt
KW  - post-Soviet space
KW  - cooperation
KW  - integration
AB  - In May 2015, Russia and China coordinated their activities in Central Asia and decided to connect the Eurasian EconomicUnion (EEU) and the Silk Road Economic Belt. This decision seemed to prevent unnecessary competition between these two basically non-conflicting projects. However, in time there appeared a lack of understanding of this combined endeavour and its implementation mechanisms. It is still unclear how further dialogue between the EEU and the Silk Road will proceed. There is no consensuson the participation of the EEU members and the Eurasian Economic Commission. Without a clear strategy, the Russian-Chinese agreement has started to lose momentum. Some non-regional players can benefit from this - of course, in their own interests.This articles attempt to explain the threats posed by delay and inaction in the combined EEU and Silk Road projects, and to describe the potential benefits of actively implementing the combination. It then proposes a concrete format for such a combination, its priority areas, as well as mechanisms for implementation.
AU  - Andrei Skriba
UR  - https://iorj.hse.ru/en/2016-11-3/193350762.html
PY  - 2016
SP  - 67-81
VL  - 11