The year 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the official inauguration of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a free association of sovereign states comprised by Russia and 11 other republics that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Although this loose association of states may not exist as a fixed-entity on the globe, it is believed that this bloc of countries will continue to build upon the various separate regions in the former Soviet space in the coming decade. This book provides a regional analysis and a country scan of the CIS regional block economies. It examines its history since the breakup of the formal Soviet Union and the formation of the CIS bloc, including creation of regional agreements such as the CIS Free Trade Area and the Eurasian Economic Union, which now represents more than 180 million people. As a whole, our text attempts to better understand current, and future, prospects for economic growth in the region, as well as their individual national challenges.
About the author
Erika Cornelius Smith, Ph D, researches and teaches the histories, politics, and economics of the United States, Central Europe, and the CIS as an assistant professor of history and political science at Nichols College. She holds a master’s degree in political science from Eastern Illinois University, and a doctorate degree in history from Purdue University. Among many grants and awards, Erika held Title VIII Fellowship for Research and Training at Indiana University and Russian and East European Institute. Contact: [email protected].
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