Eurasia’s Security System: The Economic Aspect

... Economic security issues were explicitly identified as a separate dimension and include a wide range of issues — from poverty and inequality to climate and the environment. However, the further reference of the president’s speech to the policy of sanctions and the reliability of deposits in the debt obligations of Western states suggests that the key aspect of the economic dimension of Eurasian security architecture may be precisely the question of using the economy as a weapon; to protect against ...