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RIAC-MGIMO IMI Roundtable “The Evolution of Post-Soviet States in the Context of the Transformation of the World Order”

... Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and its capacity to adapt to the realities of a changing world order; the nation-building trajectories pursued by the former Soviet republics—Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia—as well as a range of related issues. The expert discussion featured: Elena Karpinskaya, RIAC Director of Programs; Irina Bolgova, Deputy Director of the Institute for International Studies (IMI) at MGIMO University; report authors and ...

08.04.2026

Euro League: EU vs Russia

... Customs Union, even after it rejected moves from the EU (See: Euractiv, 2013). It could even be a model for Central Asia. I have to come in at this stage and say this is getting somewhat absurd as we know that this area has always been a burden on the USSR, so why the EU or EU taxpayers will want such enlargement is very questionable. No gas prowess of the Central Asia, which as my earlier post outlines is owned by China anyway, makes up for the huge issues that will be incurred by the union. On the other hand, if Moscow's Central Asian populace will flock to the EU instead and free up some of the ...

25.10.2013
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