scholarly journals Central Asia as an area of China’s and Russia’s interests

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 732-742
Author(s):  
Elena A. Egorycheva
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Belt And Road

Over the past decades, Russia and China have been steadily deepening their cooperation. It is seen in many fields: mutual trade agreements, investment and scientific cooperation, ecological and environment solutions to global issues. Russia is actively engaged in the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan are engaged in it as well. Some of them are also members of the Eurasian Economic Union. The paper aimed to identify China’s and Russia’s current interests in these countries, as Central Asia (CA) is the area where Russia’s and China’s interests coincide. Trade relations between the analyzed countries are considered in it. The paper also addresses investment projects under Belt and Road Initiative, which China has been financing in CA countries.

scholarly journals The Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union: Exploring the “Greater Eurasian Partnership”

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57
Author(s):  
Gaziza Shakhanova ◽  
Jeremy Garlick
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Local Elites ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
Silk Road Economic Belt ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Belt And Road ◽  
The Silk Road

The Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a key partner in China’s Belt, and Road Initiative (BRI), since it comprises the majority of territories which the BRI’s overland route, the Silk Road Economic Belt, needs to traverse as it crosses Central Asia on the way to Europe. The goal of this article is to explore the BRI in the context of BRI–EAEU coordination. The first part of the analysis focusses on the ways the Eurasian Economic Commission delineates the “Greater Eurasian Partnership” and counterposes it against China and the BRI. Then, the article compares two sets of interpretations of the BRI and “Greater Eurasian Partnership” obtained from interviews with elites in Kazakhstan and Russia. The interviews indicate that the BRI has had a much more forceful impact on local elites than Russia’s idea of “Greater Eurasian Partnership.”

scholarly journals Prospects for the Regional Cooperation in Central Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Nurlan Aitkaliuly NURSEIIT ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of the article is to study the regional cooperation of the countries of Central Asia (CA) among themselves and with other regions, as well as finding ways to improve it. The study revealed that regional cooperation is still at a low level. Significant trading partners of Central Asia are currently the EU, China, Russia, and Turkey. The participation of the countries of the region in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Chinese "Belt and Road" initiative (BRI) did not lead to the expected results. The observed decline in trade in Central Asia is associated mainly with a decline in world prices for raw materials and not a change in physical volumes.

Uzbek-Kazakh thaw can ease tensions and reshape region

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Era ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union

Subject Improvements in Kazakh-Uzbek relations. Significance Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are the key Central Asian states and the dynamics of their relationship have implications for all their neighbours. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to Tashkent on September 16 was hailed as the start of a new era in a sometimes troubled relationship. The change in mood was initiated by Shavqat Mirzioyev, Uzbekistan's president since December 2016. Impacts Uzbekistan is unlikely to reverse its stance on the Eurasian Economic Union, which it is reluctant to join. Kazakh-Uzbek cooperation is likely to include counter-terrorism and other security measures. A better bilateral relationship will facilitate China's Belt and Road initiative in Central Asia.

scholarly journals Conjugation of the Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Economic Union: Problems and Development Prospects

Economies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Elnur Mekhdiev ◽  
Irina Pashkovskaya ◽  
Elena Takmakova ◽  
Olga Smirnova ◽  
Khadiya Sadykova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organization ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Investment Dynamics ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Belt And Road ◽  
Development Prospects

The study addresses the problems arising in association with the conjugation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Belt and Road initiative. The hypothesis is that the conjugation is economically effective, and this is proven by the statistical analysis of trade and investment dynamics and buttressed by empirical observations. Based on this, the recommendations for the EAEU are given. The paper dismantles the problems arising in the sphere of security and peacekeeping and proposes a number of steps for ensuring peace and stable development in the region, implementing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) mechanism. The article highlights the main plans of the China–EAEU partnership and puts forward alternative cooperation strategies for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The authors develop the most attractive plan for the EAEU and propose the best strategy for its implementation.

scholarly journals The Eurasian Economic Union as an Element of the Belt and Road Initiative

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Czerewacz‑Filipowicz
Keyword(s):  
International Economic Order ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Additional Advantage ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Belt And Road

The New Silk Road, or actually the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is a Chinese concept aimed at facilitating international trade between China, Europe and Africa as well as building a new international economic order and security system. More than 60 countries belonging to various economic groupings with different levels of economic development and economic openness have been involved in the BRI. Many branches of the BRI run through the countries belonging to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This is mainly the Trans‑Siberian corridor, being the northern branch of the Route, which is being developed in the most dynamic way and is the most exploited among all railway connections between China and Europe. In theory, the EAEU and its customs union between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia should allow the easy transit of goods between Europe and Asia. Transport infrastructure, much better than in the case of the other BRI railway branches, seems to be an additional advantage. Unfortunately, political and structural factors, as well as the embargo imposed by Russia on many goods originating in Western Europe, significantly limit the possibilities of using this transport route. The aim of the article is to examine the potential of the Eurasian Economic Union as part of the Belt and Road Initiative and assess the possibility of using the transport corridor running through the territory of the EAEU within the BRI. We will also identify the main determinants that will affect the development of transport and logistics corridors running through the EAEU in the future.

China’s Global and Civilizational Re-Balancing and India’s Options

2018 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850005
Author(s):  
B. R. Deepak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Silk Route ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Belt And Road ◽  
India And China

As China unfolds a new economic and foreign policy with its neighbors by promoting the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative (BRI), the revival of the ‘Silk Route Spirit’ that integrated regions economically and culturally seems imminent. India and China were at the Centre of civilizational and global rebalancing during ancient times; can they come together yet again after the centuries of Western dominance? The connectivity initiatives whether from China or India, no matter how grandiose or miniscule they are, could be considered parts of the globalization processes that would immensely benefit countries and regions? The symbiosis or metamorphosis of these processes is extremely important if the dividends of the globalization are to be achieved and shared. I argue that the BRI which is a re-globalization drive from the orient needs to dock itself with other similar yet smaller processes initiated by other countries and regions for example the ‘Sagarmala’ and ‘Bharatmala’ of India; Eurasian Economic Union of Russia etc. The metamorphosis into each other’s initiative may lead the BRI to success. India, needs to be an insider rather than an outsider of this value chain. It holds that the cooperation entails deeper integration among countries concerned, and will open vistas of opportunities in many diversified areas including trade, transport, tourism, as well as cooperation in traditional and non-tradition security.

Geopolitics of Chabahar Port for Iran, India and Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 026272802110559
Author(s):  
Ali Omidi ◽  
Gauri Noolkar-Oak
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
Water Port ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

In January 2016, Iran, India and Afghanistan signed a trilateral economic agreement on developing the Chabahar Port in south-eastern Iran. This project holds immense economic and geopolitical value for both Iran and India. Chabahar, as Iran’s first deep water port, connects it to oceanic trade routes. This helps Iran to mitigate US sanctions and sustain trade relations with neighbours and independent states such as India. For India, Chabahar is the key point of the ‘International North–South Transport Corridor’, an ambitious project connecting India to Central Asia and Europe. The article analyses the geostrategic, economic and trade-related importance of Chabahar port from both Iranian and Indian perspectives. This Iranian–Indian trade co-operation is considered a strategic alternative, if not a rival, to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), whose key point is the Gwadar port in Pakistan, next door to Chabahar.

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