The Silk Road After Ukraine : A New Vision for Eurasian Integration

The Silk Road After Ukraine: A New Vision for Eurasian Integration illustrates the long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Eurasian supply chains and Eurasia’s development trajectory. Through an in-depth examination of China’s original motivations for launching the New Silk Road, contextualized with the potential impacts on other players along the trade corridor, this book assesses how states that were largely left out of the pre-invasion may capitalize on the new opportunities brought about by divestment in supply chains that traverse Russian and Belarusian territory. Rather than focusing exclusively on state actors, Nathan Mark Hutson also illustrates the role of regional and private sector players in creating coalitions for corridor prioritization. Nathan Mark Hutson argues that the Caucasus and Ukraine, both of which had been sidelined by earlier iterations of the New Silk Road, will find themselves in prime position to overcome post-Soviet path dependence and capitalize on its post-invasion development if the requisite investments in freight infrastructure are made. This volume further illustrates why the liberation and restoration of Ukraine’s ports, along with a guarantee of freedom of commerce in the Black and Caspian Seas, are essential factors for the successful development of Eurasia as a dynamic trade space.