10 years of the Eurasian Economic Union - Engine of Economic Integration or Geopolitical Instrument of Power?

Webtalk of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation with Hannes Meissner and Ute Kochlowski-Kadjaia

Since its official foundation on 1 January 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), to which Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia belong, has promoted economic cooperation in the post-Soviet region with the main purpose of creating a single market. However, it has also been criticised as an instrument of Russian geopolitical power.

On the10th anniversary, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation organised a webtalk. The following questions were discussed: What economic successes has the Eurasian Economic Union achieved in the last ten years? What role does the EAEU play for the member states in an increasingly multipolar world order? How does Russia's dominance influence the economic and political balance within the Union? What impact do geopolitical tensions such as the Ukraine war have on the future of the EAEU? How great is the potential for an enlargement or deepening of the Union?

Hannes Meissner was joined in the discussion by Ute Kochlowski-Kadjaia, Project Manager Russia & Central Asia at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. The webtalk, which was moderated by Andreas Christ, is available at the following link.