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The Silk Road After Ukraine: A New Vision for Eurasian Integration explores 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 examines the role of regional and private sector players in creating coalitions for corridor prioritization. This book 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.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Initial Bargaining Positions
Chapter 2: The BRI in the Context of Eurasia's Post-1960 Trade Trajectory: A Supercontinent Split in Two
Chapter 3: The Belt and Road Initiative Prior to Ukraine: Connectivity and Infrastructure Gaps
Chapter 4: Analysis of Silk Road Development Needs and Geospatial Analysis of Eurasian Firms in Reference to BRI Corridors
Chapter 5: Political and Institutional Checks on Integration
Chapter 6: The New Beneficiaries of the Middle Corridor
Chapter 7: Returning the Silk Road to Ukraine
Bibliography
About the Author
About the author
Nathan Mark Hutson is assistant professor of urban policy and planning at the University of North Texas.
Summary
Through an in-depth analysis of transport infrastructure and governance, this book lays out the likely trajectory of Eurasian supply chains following the invasion of Ukraine. Uniquely, the author brings Ukraine’s future role as a logistics platform into the broader discussion of Eurasian trade integration.
