Russia recently proposed Tajikistan join the EAEU as an observer, downgrading previous pushes for full membership.

Oh yeah, that...how’s that going?

The integration of China’s Belt and Road and Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union will have major implications.

Kazakhstan has stymied trade at the border, but the quicksand poured first from President Atambayev’s mouth.

The chairman of the EEU's Eurasian Economic Commission talks about the trade bloc's past, present, and future.

Finding the balance in the long-term between rivalry and resonance may be difficult for Beijing and Moscow.

Russia needs better North-South engagement to avoid dependence on China. But it isn’t well-equipped to achieve it.

There “is little to inspire confidence that the Eurasian project is capable of delivering on its grand promises.”

Even if the economic rewards aren’t astronomical, the partnership is beneficial for both sides.

The Kremlin may be using relations with Qatar and Glencore to lean on Tajikistan to join the EEU.

With the Trans-Pacific Partnership on pause, the Asian free trade landscape has changed. What does that mean for Russia?

It seems that “everyone’s dissatisfied” with the EEU.

Kyrgyz approve EEU Customs Code, except for the part on the development of trade and economic policy.

China and Russia's carefully curated relationship is increasingly having a global impact.

Meanwhile, the EEU's leader, Russia, pushes for more FTAs.

Russia realizes the importance of partnership with China, but remains suspicious and cautious.