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On October 21, 2024, the Center for post-Soviet Studies of IMEMO held a Situational Analysis on the topic: “Transformation of Eurasian Transport and Logistics Networks: Reality and Prospects” with the participation of InteRussia interns.

Moderator: Eduard Solovyev, Head of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Cand. of Science (Politics).

The following IMEMO employees presented their reports at the event:

• Vladimir Varnavskiy, Head of the Center for Industrial and Investment Studies, Dr. of Science (Economics), – “Foreign Trade Flows and Formation of New Transport and Logistics Routes in Eurasia”;
• Ivan Danilin, Deputy Director of IMEMO for Scientific Work, Cand. of Science (Politics), – “Green Energy and Prospects of Green Energy Transfer from Post-Soviet Eurasia to Europe”;
• Azganush Migranyan, Lead Researcher of the Sector for the Caucasus of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Dr. of Science (Economics), – “Transformation of Logistics of the Russian Federation against the Background of Sanctions Restrictions”;
• Sergey Lukonin, Head of the Sector of Economy and Politics of China, Cand. of Science (Economics),  – “Specifics of Chinese Approaches to the Development of International Transport Corridors at the Present Stage”;
• Alexey Kupriyanov, Head of the Center of the Indo-Pacific Region, Cand. of Science (History), – “Indian and Pakistani View on International Transport Corridors”;
• Victor Nadein-Raevskiy, Senior Researcher of the Group of Institutional Problems of International Relations, – “Turkish View on Logistics in Post-Soviet Eurasia”;
• Elena Kuzmina, Head of the Sector of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Cand. of Science (Politics), – “Prospects of the North-South ITC in the Context of National Interests of the Caspian States”;
• Dina Malysheva, Chief Research Fellow of the Sector for Central Asia of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Dr. of Science (Politics),  – “ITC and the Interests of the Global South”;
• Igor Krishtal, Senior Researcher of the Sector for the Caucasus of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Cand. of Science (Economics), – “Transformation of the Role of the Northern Sea Route”;
• Vadim Mukhanov, Head of the Sector for the Caucasus of the Center for post-Soviet Studies, Cand. of Science (History), – “Transport Projects in the South Caucasus”.

The participants discussed the following topics:

• Current state of the transport and logistics system of Eurasia: political and economic aspects;
• Prospects of ITC (North-South and West-East);
• Positions of regional players on the development of new transport and logistics routes;
• The sanctions factor in reformatting  of ITC of Eurasia;
• Green energy and prospects of energy transit from Central Asia to the West.