Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
The following working paper presents the results of foreign economic activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) following its establishment. The author carefully analyzes free trade zone agreements (FTZs) as a key tool for developing the Union’s foreign economic relations. Additionally, the author assesses the effectiveness of existing EAEU FTZ agreements with third countries, as well as the outlook for new agreements. This research aims...
... Manila’s coast guard has lately been engaged in a
naval drill
in the disputed waters. President Duterte clearly stated that he will not undermine his country’s sovereignty by withdrawing its vessels from patrolling national waters.
As tensions mount, Vietnam is not twiddling its thumbs. Lately, Hanoi has in fact been building up its own
maritime militia
, which patrols the area around Hainan, the Spratly and the Paracel Islands. China believes this to be a covert operation in order to spy on the ...
Vietnam, Iran, Singapore, Serbia… What’s Next?
The EAEU–Singapore Free Trade Agreement was signed at the EAEU summit in Yerevan on October 1, 2019. The document constituted the first step towards the creation of a comprehensive free trade zone ...
On June 26, 2019 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with the delegation of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
On June 26, 2019 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with the delegation of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
Alexander Kramarenko, RIAC Director for Development, delivered welcoming remarks at the meeting.
Vietnamese ...
... continue to increase direct investments in the EAEU. During the monitoring period (2008–2016), FDI stock originating from 12 Asian countries (China, Japan, Turkey, India, Israel, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam) has increased from $32 billion in 2008 to $75.6 billion in the beginning of 2017.
China continues to expand its economic presence in EAEU countries and other CIS states, retaining its leadership among Asian countries in terms of FDI stock in ...
The APEC Summit in Vietnam may be remembered for a number of reasons, although not necessarily for anything related to the APEC itself
On November 6–11, the city of Da Nang in central Vietnam will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ ...
... the National Economic Council, in the Wall Street Journal. What follows is a discussion of US leaders’ failed strategies in several wars, Trump’s team of generals, and the emerging Trump doctrine, which is here termed “strategic savvy”.
1964 Vietnam War; “Lies that Led to Vietnam”
Bullet-headed Lt. General H.R. McMaster, the US National Security Adviser, is not just a brave warrior. Like his mentor, General David Petraeus, he is a prominent military intellectual. Both men wrote their ...
... Ambitious young ASEAN scholars and diplomats, anxious to boost their resumes and post-retirement corporate prospects, are actively being lured towards this end via the offer of generous stints at prestigious American universities and think tanks.
Vietnam is the suitor du jour in America’s new carousel game called the “Asian Pivot.” While China is financing and building essential infrastructure in Vietnam, the US is ironically offering weapons to a nation it pummelled during a ...
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Vietnam and lifting of the arms embargo will no doubt boost bilateral relations. But for Hanoi it is still a rebalance, not a pivot, as Vietnam still has a strong reliance on Russian military exports.
Earlier this week, in a farewell trip to Asia, U.S....
... amplified amid heightened international tensions. The Chinese Foreign Ministry
reacted
by heralding the two countries’ converging position on the South China Sea, a remark that the state-run
Xinhua News Agency
dubbed “applauding.” Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry also followed suit, with spokesman Le Hai Binh
saying
that the dispute should be settled by “all countries concerned.”
Many pundits saw this heated exchange as proof that the booming Russia-China partnership ...
