What Is The Eurasian Customs Union?

A talk by Professor Julian Cooper, OBE

What is the Eurasian Customs Union? How does it operate? Is it a means to bring about regional integration in the post-Soviet space? What are its implications for future relations between the European Union and Russia? Is the Eurasian Customs Union a viable strategy for creating a post-Soviet ‘shared neighbourhood’? Will Ukraine be tempted to become a member of the Eurasian Customs Union or will it seek closer ties with the European Union – will Ukraine go West or East?