The Impact of Regionalization on Eurasian Integration: Economic and Political Factors
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2020-3-39-51
Abstract
This article discusses the legal aspects of regional integration processes in Eurasia. It argues that these processes are driven by both political and economic factors, which in particular include the desire on the international stage of a number of post-Soviet nations for regional peace and security as well as to create a greater and more effective economic system. It is often claimed that in the sense of two different yet strongly linked international organizations - with the same similar composition - the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the EurAsEC, officially turning into the Eurasian Economic Union, unitedited Eurasia is hierarchical. The article then provides the history to CSTO and EurAsEC and discusses how they are to be combined. It also discusses the structural structure of these relationships and describes their goals, values, and main collaboration zones. Finally, the paper contains closing remarks aimed at highlighting problems and assessing opportunities for incorporation processes in Eurasia.
About the Authors
K. Shatila
Sagesse University
Lebanon
Lebanon
Khodor Shatila, MBA
Beirut
M. Alozian
Sagesse University
Lebanon
Lebanon
Marina Alozian, MBA
Beirut
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Shatila K., Alozian M. The Impact of Regionalization on Eurasian Integration: Economic and Political Factors. EURASIAN INTEGRATION: economics, law, politics. 2020;14(3):39-51. https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2020-3-39-51
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