Development Of The Interregional And Crossborder Interaction Of The Eurasian Economic Union

Abstract

The paper discusses present-day developments in interregional integration within the Eurasian Economic Union. It studies the interregional and cross-border cooperation in the Eurasian Economic Union and attempts to determine the ways to increase the effectiveness of such cooperation in the Eurasian space. The present study includes a review of theories that define the critical concepts of interregional cooperation. It explores the fundamental models that characterize interregional and cross-border cooperation in Russia. Authors present the results of their sociological diagnostics that cover a questionnaire and interviews with experts in interregional cooperation, Eurasian integration, and international relations. The study shows that at present, Eurasian integration is reduced to economic cooperation and offers an overview of potential vectors for the development of interregional and cross-border cooperation in the Eurasian Economic Union. The first vector implies the promotion of cooperation between Eurasian nongovernmental organizations and universities to establish the mechanisms of interregional integration and to carry out joint social and research projects. The second vector covers the search for and application of the best practices of cooperation that already take place in the Eurasian Economic Union and developing a gold standard based on the available resources and conditions. The third vector includes the development of a unified trajectory of public diplomacy in the Eurasian Economic Union and the implementation of public diplomacy projects between Eurasian states.