Regional Integration Processes in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Economic and Political Factors

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
The Commonwealth of Independent States....Pages 19-31
The Eurasian Economic Union....Pages 33-45
The Union State of Russia and Belarus....Pages 47-54
The Organization for Democracy and Economic Development—GUAM....Pages 55-62
The Scope and the State of Institutional Integration Within the CIS Area....Pages 63-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
The Economic Situation of Particular Countries Researched....Pages 75-121
Intensity of Trade in the CIS Area....Pages 123-159
The Scope of Trade Integration of the CIS Countries....Pages 161-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Directions of Constitutional Changes in the Context of Relations Between State Authorities....Pages 199-228
Concepts of Political Leadership in the CIS Region....Pages 229-248
Key Vectors of Foreign Policy in Countries of the CIS Region....Pages 249-272
Sources and Consequences of Major Domestic and International Conflicts in the CIS Area....Pages 273-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Russian Federation....Pages 301-303
Eastern European Post-Soviet Countries....Pages 305-312
South Caucasus Countries....Pages 313-319
Central Asian Post-Soviet Countries....Pages 321-330
Reflections on Regional Integration in the CIS....Pages 331-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Conclusions....Pages 337-348