Joshua Kucera
Is This Putin’s Utopia?
Coda Story, 2018
What's inside?
Russia’s dream of a Eurasian Union has taken on the form of a modest trade pact – at least for now.
Recommendation
Russia observers have long warned about President Vladimir Putin’s desire to re-establish Russia’s premiere place on the world stage and create an axis of influence to counter Western power. Writing for the Coda Story web platform, journalist Joshua Kucera describes one project in the pursuit of those ends: the creation of a supranational body called the Eurasian Union. Yet so far, Russia’s grand vision of unifying the people of Eurasia under a common civilization banner has garnered little enthusiasm and few practical benefits for its members. getAbstract recommends Kucera's introduction to the Eurasian Economic Union to anyone who hasn't yet heard of it.
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About the Author
Joshua Kucera is a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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