Tajikistan's Prospects of Joining the Eurasian Economic Union

Author(s): Saodat Olimova
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 165
Pages: 13-16
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: 2015

This article considers the current debate within Tajikistan about the pros and the cons of potentially joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). While the majority of the population is in favor of joining, as they hope it will lead to fewer restrictions on Tajiks working in Russia, the government is still conducting a costbenefit analysis, with its primary concerns revolving around the impact on trade relations with non-EEU countries and a loss of freedom in foreign policy.

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