Belarus between the EU and Eurasian Economic Union

Defining Belarus’ place in the regional geopolitical landscape is deceptively easy: despite its formal pronouncements it is neither entirely committed to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) or future Eurasian Union (EaU), nor is it fully integrated with the Eastern Partnership Initiative (EaP). With the accelerating pace and infrastructural development of both frameworks, Belarus finds itself increasingly at a crossroads, as a reluctant bystander facing an impending dilemma of choice between the European Union (EU) and Russia/ EEU, of significant consequence for its economic and political future.