European Union, Russia and Post-Soviet Space: 11. Post-Soviet countries and international intergovernmental organizations: between Post-Soviet and Western institutions

Izotov Alexander Viktorovich

Questions:

What are the principle explanations of the post-soviet countries` engagement either with the European integration or with Eurasian integration?
What do have in common (internal and external factors) those group of the countries which have chosen engagement either with the Western or with Eurasian institutions or prefer to be outside of both of them?
Is it possible for a post-soviet country to combine the cooperation with the EU initiatives and institutions of the Eurasian economic integration the same time?

Literature:

Delcour, L. Between the Eastern Partnership and Eurasian Integration: Explaining Post-Soviet Countries’ Engagement in (Competing) Region-Building Projects. Problems of Post-Communism. Nov/Dec2015, Vol. 62 Issue 6, p316-327.
Samokhvalov, V. The new Eurasia: post-Soviet space between Russia, Europe and China. European Politics & Society. Jul2016 Supplement, Vol. 17, p82-96.