This article examines the legal and political aspects of regional integration processes in Eurasia since the end of the Soviet era. It contends that both political and economic factors are driving these processes, including the desire of a number of post-Soviet countries to consolidate regional peace and security and, also, to create a larger and more effective economic space, thus increasing these countries’ power and international influence. It also argues that the formation of a united Eurasia is being conducted in the framework of two separate but closely connected—with almost identical membership—international organizations: the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This article provides some background to the CSTO and the EAEU and explains their consolidating factors. It also examines the institutional framework of these groupings and expounds on their purposes, principles, and major areas of cooperation. It argues that these two organizations, in combination, constitute a single de facto structure that, for discussion purposes in this article, is referred to as the Eurasian alliance. Finally, the article attempts to illustrate problems and to assess prospects related to integration processes in Eurasia.

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欧亚区域一体化：法律和政治框架

本文考察了自苏联时代结束以来欧亚大陆区域一体化进程的法律和政治方面。它认为，政治和经济因素正在推动这些进程，包括一些后苏联国家希望巩固地区和平与安全，以及创造更大、更有效的经济空间，从而增强这些国家的实力。和国际影响力。它还认为，统一的欧亚大陆的形成是在两个独立但联系紧密——成员几乎相同——国际组织的框架内进行的：集体安全条约组织（CSTO）和欧亚经济联盟（EAEU）。本文提供了 CSTO 和 EAEU 的一些背景，并解释了它们的整合因素。它还审查了这些集团的制度框架，并阐述了它们的宗旨、原则和主要合作领域。它认为，这两个组织结合在一起构成了一个事实上的结构，为了本文的讨论目的，该结构被称为欧亚联盟。最后，本文试图说明与欧亚大陆一体化进程相关的问题并评估前景。