... the main regions of the Global South via aggregating the regional integration platforms in Eurasia, Africa and Latin America. Going forward this format may be further expanded to include other regional integration blocks from Eurasia, such as the GCC, EAEU and others.
During the meeting of foreign ministers of BRICS countries China also announced plans to open up the possibility of developing countries joining the core BRICS grouping. This approach differed to some degree from the line pursued by ...
... Russia's neighbors, tough defense of Russian interests in trade and investment spheres, active competition with neighbors in the markets of third countries, etc. Of course, multilateral economic projects continued: In 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) began to operate. However, the importance of the EAEU for Russia remained very limited—the share of the member countries of this organization accounts for less than 10 percent of the total volume of Russian foreign trade (the share of the EU in ...
... changes will be and to what extent they will affect not only Europe
Several international institutions for cooperation, integration and collective security - primarily the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - were created in a historical period that, apparently, has finally come to an end.
Now we cannot say with certainty how radical the coming changes will be and to what extent they will affect not only Europe, where the international order has entered ...
... and security policy. Socioeconomic concerns, a major driver for the 2018 “Velvet Revolution,” remain unresolved. As inflation rises at an
alarming rate
, the latest statistics show the country’s
unemployment rate at 15%
, the highest in the EAEU.
Recent
poll findings
from the International Republican Institute reflect the growing popular mood. 46% of Armenians agree that their country is not going in the right direction, a significant blow to the republic’s sitting leadership. Of those ...
The implementation of the EAEU-Iran PTA is a very important development that has taken place in recent years in Iran's relations with Eurasia
The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, and came ...
... launching of the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
BRICS+ summit in South Africa, with invitees being representatives of regional blocs from the Global South
The signing of a memorandum on understanding between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and MERCOSUR (in 2018) as well as between the EAEU and ASEAN (2018)
The creation of regional centers of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) in South Africa, Brazil and Russia.
Approval of the expansion in the membership of the BRICS New Development ...
Pakistan’s ancient history of being a civilization at the crossroads is again opening and serving Pakistan a plethora of new opportunities
Devastated Pakistan
In 1971, Pakistan suffered a devastating defeat. East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) had rebelled against the government in what was then called West Pakistan. This developed into a
genocide
where at least 200,000 Bengalis were murdered and probably 2-3 million Bengalis displaced in Pakistan’s Operation Searchlight.
Many of the 1971 refugees...
... regional financing arrangements (RFAs) of the countries of Eurasia.
The platform for regional integration arrangements would work towards advancing greater inter-operability into the digital platforms of Eurasia’s regional groupings such as the EU, the EAEU, ASEAN, RCEP, EFTA, BIMSTEC, SAFTA, GCC.
The platform for regional development banks and funds such as EDB, EIB, ADB, EBRD, SDF, CAF would focus on building project portfolios in the area of digital cooperation/digital connectivity/digital inclusiveness ...
... recommend that Yerevan offers Beijing to settle the production of the Chinese vaccine, which has already been approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations. After that, Armenia can supply it to the EAEU and the Middle East. It will also provide an opportunity to secure the necessary quantity of vaccines for Armenians while Armenian medical specialists will get an opportunity to work with Chinese specialists, who are remarkably successful in the ...
... commonality in both countries’ respective visions for development and stability in Asia. Given Canada’s interest in deepening its economic relations with Asia, this could include exploring how Russia envisions the role of its Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in the region’s trading architecture and whether it could be incorporated into any future efforts to harmonize existing regional trade blocs, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the recently ...