45Received 15.07.2025. Revised 29.10.2025. Accepted 01.12.2025.
Acknowledgments. The article was prepared with support of the faculty of world economy and international politics and as part of the research project of the BRICS Expert Council carried out by the Higher School of Economics.
Abstract. The article attempts to supplement the theoretical foundation of the concept of the Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) and to propose specific cooperation projects to give it substantive content. It hypothesizes that building the GEP could become an important element of a strategy for transforming the world order, creating opportunities for Russia and its partners to strengthen global positions. The key actors of the GEP, operating within the logic of the new-trans-regionalism paradigm, are capable of shaping a common agenda establishing themselves as a strong element of the global political-economic system. The sphere of influence of the GEP can be viewed as an emerging zone of trans-regional interaction, where all countries engage in dialogue, reach agreements, and develop common positions independently. The article outlines an initial circle of partners from among regional economic organizations (REO) to launch the initiative. It is rational to initiate the construction of the Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) by focusing on the most promising areas of cooperation, drawing on the experience and practices of BRICS. As an example, and a “first perspective”, it examines the potential for integration between REO in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. Given the growing global tensions and the striking renationalization of international relations, the pilot domain of engagement should be sufficiently depoliticized and free from the geopolitical confrontation. The advancement of the GEP project could provide Russia with additional chances of overcoming international isolation, opening a window of opportunity to strengthen its global links. The multi-layered and flexible configuration of the macro-Eurasian system of relations, implemented through various formats of cooperation, creates prerequisites for addressing an objective of the restructuring of trans-regional value chains.
Keywords: GEP, Greater Eurasia, regional economic organizations, EAEU, BRICS, SCO, OTS, STI, new trans-regionalism
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