This book explains the historical and philosophical understanding of Eurasia and its current relevance to the formation of the Eurasian Union. It considers Eurasia's historical underpinnings, and its current economic, political and geo-strategic relevance in world politics.

Abbreviations Notes on contributors List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Eurasian Integration as a Response to Neo-Liberal Globalisation; David Lane PART I: EURASIANISM: PAST AND PRESENT 2. The Eurasian Vector of Russia's Development; Ovsey Shkaratan 3. Asiatic Roots and Rootedness of the Eurasian project; Prajakti Kalra & Siddharth Saxena 4. Eurasian Integration: A Project For The Twenty-First Century?; Richard Sakwa PART II: EURASIANISM UNDER PUTIN 5. Eurasianism and Putin's 'Embedded Civilisationalism'; Ray Silvius 6. Putin's Eurasian Dialectic; Paul Richardson 7. Ideology and Interests in Putin's Construction of Eurasia; Peter Duncan 8. Eurasia as Discursive Literary Space at the Millennium; Tatiana Filiminova PART III: EURASIA AS A REGION: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION 9. EU Emulation in the Design of Eurasian Integration; Kataryna Wolczuk/ Rilka Dragneva-Lewers 10. Economic Developments and Institutional Obstacles to the Eurasian Project; Ruslan Dzarasov 11. Ukraine and Eurasian Regionalism: A Case Study of Holding Together Integration; Vsevolod Samokhvalov PART IV: EURASIAN INTEGRATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT 12. EU and Russia: Prospects for Cohabitation in the Contested Region; Elena Korosteleva 13. Roles and Realities in Russian Foreign Policy; P.N. Chjatterje-Doody