The Eurasian Economic Union: A Brittle Road Block on China's "One Belt – One Road" - A Liberal Perspective
Journal: VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet)
Year: 2017

In this article, I explore the development and character of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and its compatibility with China's OBOR initiative. The genesis of the EEU is placed in the context of Russia's attempts to fill its "Monroe Doctrine" with substance, i.e. to claim the post-Soviet space as a zone of exclusive Russian influence. Russia's "Monroe Doctrine" was primarily formulated against the EU, its enlargement and its "European Neighbourhood Policy" (ENP) which offers privileged relatio