The Eurasian Economic Union

Deals, Rules and the Exercise of Power

Research paper

Published 2 May 2017

Updated 18 May 2023

ISBN: 978 1 78413 220 0

Attendees at the Eurasian Economic Union Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 26 December 2016.
Attendees at the Eurasian Economic Union Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 26 December 2016.
— Attendees at the Eurasian Economic Union Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 26 December 2016.

Kataryna Wolczuk

Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme

Professor Rilka Dragneva

Professor of International Legal Studies, School of Law, University of Birmingham

Regardless of its multiple shortcomings, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should not be dismissed out of hand. For Russia, it is the primary vehicle for realizing a global geopolitical agenda.