EAEU and BRI in Central Asia: Transformation from Land-Locked to Land-Linked Region?
Journal: Central Asia
Year: 2021

Central Asia is one of the least integrated regions of Asia. Being a landlocked region, it depends on its neighboring states, especially Russia and China for its international trade through land. Both these states also have geo-political and geo-economic interests in this region. Both have been pro-active to integrate Central Asia into ‘their’ initiatives of integration. Russian led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are two good examples in this regard. It