Economic or Geopolitical? Explaining the Motives and Expectations of the Eurasian Economic Union's Member States
Journal: PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
Year: 2017

The essay proceeds from the assumptions that for a economic/political integration group to succeed, first, its participants’ motives should ideally be as alike as possible and not oppose one another and, second, their expectations from integration should correspond to the organisation’s capabilities. In light of these assumptions, the study endeavours to assess the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) potential for stability and development. First, the author analyses the key motives that were drivi