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Book SynopsisEurasia, wherever one draws the boundaries, is very much at the centre of discussions about today's world. Security across Eurasia is a global concern and has been subject to a range of discussions and debate. However, the current tensions over security and world order, with the growing challenges from Eurasia and Asia, require more intense scrutiny. The goals of the book are to explore the challenges facing the region and to assess how to achieve economic, social and political stability in the Eurasian core. The book's chapters are written by prominent experts in the field, and together contribute to the continuing debate by providing policy advice for managing crises in the region. Conflicts inevitably arise in the Eurasian space as global powers, regional powers and individual states jockey for positions and influence. These conflicts need not reach a crisis state provided the foundations of conflict, and the surrounding frameworks, can be better understood. To do this, it is neces
Trade ReviewThe rapidly shifting geopolitical, economic, and security dynamics on the Eurasian supercontinent will alter the international system for decades to come in the 21st century. Richard Sakwa has assembled an impressive international team of scholars to comprehensively assess critical changes taking place and challenges ahead for peace and global governance. This book will be of great interest to scholars as well as very useful for teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses. -- Andrew C. Kuchins, Georgetown University
The tectonic plates of geopolitics are shifting towards Eurasia where the divided West and the rising ‘rest’ intersect. As the East led by Russia, China and India challenges the Western-dominated world order, a new contest over security is unfolding that has global reach and significance. This is a brilliant collection of essays, combining erudition with robust argument by a superb range of outstanding contributors. It sets new standards and offers the best analysis of Eurasian security questions in a fast-changing world – a must-read for scholars, students, politicians, diplomats and policy-makers. -- Adrian Pabst, Reader in Politics, University of Kent
Eurasia accounts for just over one third of the land area of the globe, but is home to over 70% of the world’s population and makes up nearly 60% of global GDP. Immanuel Wallerstein once predicted that future political and economic alliances will divide Eurasia into two blocks: China and Japan together with the US will form one center, whereas Europe, Russia and India will form another. A different view is that Chinese “One Belt, One Road” initiative will unite the whole Eurasian continent. This innovative volume discusses another perspective that may be more attractive than the first two. -- Vladimir Popov, Central Economics Institute, Moscow
Table of Contents1 Introduction Richard Burchill and Fyodor Lukyanov 2 Strategic Security in Eurasia Nikolai Silaev and Andrei Sushentsov 3 Regional Arrangements and Eurasian Security Richard Burchill & Ruta Karpauskaite 4 Eurasian Integration and its Institutions: Possible Contributions to Security in Eurasia Evgeny Vinokurov & Alexander Libman 5 Eurasian Security Constructs and Institutional Capacity Leah Sherwood 6 Russia’s Eurasia Moment: Politics, Economics, Business Timofei Bordachev 7 Eurasia: A View from China’s Security Perspective Zhao Huasheng 8 The European Union and Eurasia: Europe on the Edge Vincent Della Sala 9. China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Security Yong Wang 10 Security Issues in Eurasia Richard Weitz 11 Economic Security in the Eurasian Economic Union Leonid Grigoryev 12 Central Asian Regimes: Stability and Reform Ivan Safranchuk 13 Interstate Relations in Central Asia Andrei Kazantsev 14 Managing Eurasia’s Borders: The European Union and International Organizations in Russia’s ‘Near Abroad’ Martin Geiger 15 Borders and Waters: Compartmentalized Security in the Eurasian Heartland Viktoria Akchurina 16 Sino-Russia Strategic Understanding and the Changing International System Alexander Lukin 17 Conclusion: Security in Eurasia – Further or Closer to the Edge? Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa
