Considering Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: For Azerbaijan, Disadvantages Outweigh Advantages

Author(s): Vugar Bayramov
Editor(s): Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo, Iris Kempe, Heiko Pleines, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 51
Pages: 14-16
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2013

This article weighs the costs and benefits of Azerbaijan joining the Eurasian Economic Union. In analyzing the advantages and disadvantages, the author discusses the economic and social features of accession and concludes that such a move is unlikely given the high political and economic price Azerbaijan would pay. This article was prepared by the Center for Economic and Social Development.

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