DIRECTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND RISKS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSPORT MEGA-PROJECTS “NORTH-SOUTH” AND “EAST-WEST” UNDER THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES

The paper discusses the prospect of the development of Russia’s transport infrastructure mega-projects in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization formation. The paper focuses on the country’s interests in the area of influence of the Silk and the Tea Road...

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Published in:GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
Main Author: A. Tulokhonov K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Russian Geographical Society 2017
Subjects:
directions East-West and North-South;sanctions;environmental management;transboundary rivers;water conflicts;desertification;Northern Sea Route;Trans-Siberian Railway;food safety;high-speed road;minimizing risk;transit countries;the northern corridor
Pacific
Arctic
Northern Sea Route
Online Access:https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/276
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2017-10-1-70-77
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Summary:The paper discusses the prospect of the development of Russia’s transport infrastructure mega-projects in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization formation. The paper focuses on the country’s interests in the area of influence of the Silk and the Tea Roads. Economic cooperation with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region on the Trans-Siberian Railway-Mongolia-China direction, with diversification of transport routes to all four oceans and five continents, is the most effective policy for Russia.

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