List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2025. Vol 54
Reassembling the Post-Soviet Eurasian Space:
Challenges and Prospects
Author(s)
M. V. Tuchina
Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article develops the concept of the “reassembly of the post-Soviet Eurasian space” as
a response to the transformation of regional integration processes in the context of increasing geopolitical instability and external pressures. The main objective is to substantiate the need for institutional renewal within Eurasian integration initiatives. The study sets out to identify major challenges
facing regional organizations, analyze structural shifts within the EAEU, SCO, CSTO, and the Union
State, and evaluate the impact of external actors on integration dynamics. The article is structured
around the formulation of the research problem, methodological grounding (based on comparative
and institutional approaches), a detailed case analysis, and a set of strategic recommendations. The
findings support the conclusion that effective reassembly requires a recalibrated, adaptive, and functionally coherent model of Eurasian cooperation.
About the Authors
Tuchina Maria Valeryevna,
Lecturer, Department of Integration Processes
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation
76, Vernadsky ave., 119454, Moscow,
Russian Federation
e-mail: m.tuchina@my.mgimo.ru
For citation
Tuchina M.V. Reassembling the Post-Soviet Eurasian Space: Challenges and Prospects. The Bulletin of Irkutsk
State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2025, vol. 54, pp. 137-151. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.54.137 (in Russian)
Keywords
Eurasian integration, regionalism, EAEU, SCO, CSTO, institutional reform, external
actors.
UDC
327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.54.137
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