EAEU - Cuba: Institutionalization of Interaction and the Potential of Modern Cooperation

Abstract

The research is aimed at studying the process of establishment and development of Eurasian-Cuban partnership under new geopolitical conditions and its role in the emerging global economy and geopolitics. The author reviews the methodical work of Eurasian Economic Commission as well as the system-forming role of Russia in building a mutually beneficial partnership with the Republic of Cuba, the priorities of interaction and the factors of influence are defined.Aim. To appraise significance and potential of the Cuban direction in the Eurasian Economic Union strategy in the context of the emerging multipolarity.Tasks. To study the process of institutionalization of the Eurasian-Cuban partnership, main areas of cooperation, current trends and factors of influence, determining the prospects for interaction.Methods. A combination of general scientific theoretical and special methods is used. The method of comparative analysis and the logical method are of prime importance. When working with regulatory and legislative sources, the normative method is used.Results. The potential of EAEU - Cuba relations has not been implemented yet; there are clear disproportions between the member countries; and the growing role of Chinese factor in the context of Eurasian-Cuban relations requires due consideration.Conclusion. Effective coordination within EAEU - Cuba - China can provide joint implementation of global challenges targeted at states’ sustainable development under the formation of a multipolar world order.