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Economic Security in Eurasian Regionalism
Research Guide
What is Economic Security in Eurasian Regionalism?
Economic Security in Eurasian Regionalism examines strategies for sanctions resilience, energy interdependence, and supply chain diversification within organizations like the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
This subtopic analyzes how Eurasian states counter external economic pressures through regional integration mechanisms. Key studies assess EAEU performance (Vinokurov, 2017, 139 citations) and Russian hegemony in its formation (Kirkham, 2016, 109 citations). Over 20 papers from 2013-2021 explore China-Russia dynamics and energy cooperation impacts.
Why It Matters
Eurasian regionalism shapes sanctions resilience for Russia and allies amid U.S.-China trade tensions (Steinbock, 2018). It guides energy infrastructure strategies via Belt and Road Initiative integration (Wu et al., 2020) and security coordination between SCO and CSTO (Allison, 2018). Central Asian states leverage these for agency in Greater Eurasia (Kazantsev et al., 2021), informing policy against supply chain shocks.
Key Research Challenges
Sanctions Resilience Modeling
Quantifying EAEU's ability to mitigate trade war impacts remains difficult due to data opacity. Vinokurov (2017) notes slowed integration progress post-initial gains. Models must integrate geopolitical variables like U.S. tariffs (Steinbock, 2018).
Energy Interdependence Risks
Balancing BRI-driven cooperation with dependency vulnerabilities challenges Eurasian states. Wu et al. (2020) analyze infrastructure geopolitics shifts. Coordination between SCO and CSTO lacks unified energy security protocols (Allison, 2018).
Supply Chain Diversification
Diversifying from Western chains amid Chinese regionalism integration poses alignment issues. Kolpakova and Kuchinskaya (2015) highlight China's EAEU influence mechanisms. Central Asia's agency requires overcoming Russian dominance (Kazantsev et al., 2021).
Essential Papers
U.S.-China Trade War and Its Global Impacts
Dan Steinbock · 2018 · China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies · 147 citations
With high growth rates during the past two decades and the largest trade surplus with the United States, China is the primary target of the U.S. trade war efforts. Tariffs are the first shot in bil...
Eurasian Economic Union: Current state and preliminary results
Evgeny Vinokurov · 2017 · Russian Journal of Economics · 139 citations
This paper assesses the current results of the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). On the one hand, the EAEU has not been an impeccable "success story". The EAEU's progress has slo...
The formation of the Eurasian Economic Union: How successful is the Russian regional hegemony?
Ksenia Kirkham · 2016 · Journal of Eurasian Studies · 109 citations
January 2015 witnessed an important step towards further integration in Eurasia, with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) coming into operation. It comprises three members of the former Eurasian Cus...
China’s “New Regionalism” as a Mechanism to Strengthen the Influence of China in the Global Integration Processes: An Example of Eurasian Economic Union
Tatyana V. Kolpakova, Tatiana Nikolaevna Kuchinskaya · 2015 · International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues · 81 citations
The article presents an analysis of the role of the Chinese factor in global integration processes carried out in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). It is proven that a key mechanis...
Protective Integration and Security Policy Coordination: Comparing the SCO and CSTO
Roy Allison · 2018 · The Chinese Journal of International Politics · 80 citations
This article contributes to research on non-Western regionalism by examining the function of security policy coordination in two macro-regional organisations in Eurasia, which include the primary n...
Projecting the Development Strategy of the Eurasian Economic Union through the Prism of the International Relations' Alliance Theory
Dmitry V. Bereznyakov, S. V. Kozlov · 2017 · Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriya · 80 citations
Д.В.Березняков, С.В.Козлов ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЕ СТРАТЕГИИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЕВРАЗИЙСКОГО ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО СОЮЗА СКВОЗЬ ПРИЗМУ КОНЦЕПЦИИ АЛЬЯНСОВ В ТЕОРИИ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ Исследование выполнено в рамках НИР ...
China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics
Paul J. Bolt, Sharyl Cross · 2018 · Oxford University Press eBooks · 60 citations
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Chinese–Russian bilateral relationship, grounded in a historical perspective, and discusses the implications of the partnership between these two ...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Kirkham (2016) for EAEU formation basics and Russian hegemony (109 citations), then Lagutina (2014) on global regionalization context (26 citations). Yesdauletova and Yesdauletov (2014, 38 citations) detail post-Soviet integration dynamics.
Recent Advances
Prioritize Kazantsev et al. (2021, 47 citations) on Central Asia's role; Wu et al. (2020, 44 citations) on BRI energy geopolitics; Bolt and Cross (2018, 60 citations) on China-Russia partnerships.
Core Methods
Alliance theory prisms (Bereznyakov and Kozlov, 2017), protective integration comparisons (Allison, 2018), trade surplus impact modeling (Steinbock, 2018), and infrastructure project analysis (Wu et al., 2020).
How PapersFlow Helps You Research Economic Security in Eurasian Regionalism
Discover & Search
Research Agent uses searchPapers and exaSearch to query 'EAEU sanctions resilience', retrieving Vinokurov (2017) as top hit with 139 citations. citationGraph visualizes Kirkham (2016) connections to Russian hegemony studies. findSimilarPapers expands to Allison (2018) on SCO-CSTO coordination.
Analyze & Verify
Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to parse Steinbock (2018) abstracts for trade war metrics, then verifyResponse with CoVe checks claims against OpenAlex data. runPythonAnalysis builds pandas models of EAEU trade flows from Wu et al. (2020), graded by GRADE for evidence strength in energy geopolitics.
Synthesize & Write
Synthesis Agent detects gaps in China-EAEU integration via Kolpakova (2015), flags contradictions in Russian hegemony claims (Kirkham, 2016). Writing Agent uses latexEditText and latexSyncCitations to draft sections citing Kazantsev (2021), with latexCompile for full reports and exportMermaid for alliance diagrams.
Use Cases
"Model EAEU trade resilience to sanctions using recent data"
Research Agent → searchPapers('EAEU sanctions') → Analysis Agent → runPythonAnalysis(pandas on Vinokurov 2017 flows) → statistical output with resilience metrics and GRADE verification.
"Draft policy brief on SCO-CSTO energy security coordination"
Research Agent → citationGraph(Allison 2018) → Synthesis → gap detection → Writing Agent → latexEditText + latexSyncCitations(10 papers) + latexCompile → LaTeX PDF brief.
"Find code for Eurasian supply chain simulations"
Research Agent → paperExtractUrls(Wu et al. 2020) → Code Discovery → paperFindGithubRepo → githubRepoInspect → runnable Python models for BRI infrastructure analysis.
Automated Workflows
Deep Research workflow conducts systematic review of 50+ EAEU papers, chaining searchPapers → citationGraph → structured report on sanctions resilience (Vinokurov 2017 baseline). DeepScan applies 7-step analysis to Kirkham (2016) hegemony claims with CoVe checkpoints. Theorizer generates alliance theory extensions from Bereznyakov and Kozlov (2017) for EAEU strategy projections.
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines Economic Security in Eurasian Regionalism?
It covers sanctions resilience, energy interdependence, and supply chain strategies in EAEU, SCO, CSTO. Core focus: modeling risks and collective mechanisms (Vinokurov, 2017; Allison, 2018).
What methods dominate this subtopic?
Alliance theory applications (Bereznyakov and Kozlov, 2017), geopolitical modeling (Kazantsev et al., 2021), and trade impact assessments (Steinbock, 2018). Quantitative trade flow analysis via EAEU data.
What are key papers?
Vinokurov (2017, 139 citations) on EAEU results; Kirkham (2016, 109 citations) on Russian hegemony; Allison (2018, 80 citations) on SCO-CSTO coordination.
What open problems persist?
Unresolved: quantifying Central Asia's agency (Kazantsev et al., 2021), BRI energy risk models (Wu et al., 2020), and post-sanctions EAEU diversification paths.
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