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Common Economy Space

Globalization in the Minds

Russia proposes an integration project that envisages the strengthening of external economic borders to stimulate re-industrialization. Central Asian states are interested in the Customs Union and Common Economic Space, but they do not want to impose tighter control on their external economic borders.

Ivan A. Safranchuk

The Choice and Challenge of Eurasian Integration

None of the integration projects in history has ever encountered so strong resistance from both East and West. Its intensity denies the publicly declared thesis that the project is artificial, immaterial and even doomed.

Timofei V. Bordachev, Ekaternia Ostrovskaya, Andrei Skriba

The Migration Threshold

A majority of Russians do not welcome rapprochement with Central Asian states and strongly object to having equal employment rights with citizens of those countries. Any moves which might lead to a real increase in the number of migrants in Russia will further plunge the authorities’ popularity ratings.

Alexandr Gabuev

Post-Soviet Integration Breakthrough

In the medium term, the Common Economic Space will face the dilemma of either “enlargement” or “intensification,” which is well known to Europeans. One of the main reasons behind the Customs Union’s success is that it has focused on a clear and rather narrow objective.

Evgeny Vinokurov, Alexandr Libman