ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts covered in other chapters of this book. The book focuses on Subregionalism in post-Cold War Europe and Eurasia's diverse and dynamic process and even more volatile and fluid phenomenon in the CIS. The development of subregionalism in and around the CIS is an inevitable response to the dissolution of political and economic relationships in the former USSR. One of the main characteristics of emerging CIS subregionalism is its highly political nature. The book then explains the subregional processes which results in personal initiatives and relationships between particular individuals. Subregionalism, both in Europe and beyond, has tended to evolve around practical economic, environmental, or similar issues of mutual concern, setting aside political and security issues from the main agendas of subregional groupings. The book shows some of the ways in which the current subregional initiatives must develop if they are to fulfill their declared goals.