On July 25, Anatoly Motkin, President of StrategEast presented the key trends unfolding in the Eurasian space based on the results of the StrategEast Westernization Report 2023.
The corresponding roundtable discussion was organized and hosted by the Henry Jackson Society at their London premises and was chaired by Ariella Durban, HJS’s Executive Research and Communications Assistant.
While Russia is currently waging a full-scale hot war against Ukraine, it continues to fight cold wars against every single other country that declared or regained its independence after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
Mr. Motkin walked the audience through the multifaceted impacts of economic relations and reforms in Eurasia, infrastructural transformations that took place during the last year, as well as the deep-seated cultural and historical influences that shape the region’s trajectory today.
The discussion with participation of Eurasian and European diplomats highlighted the importance of cooperation and awareness among nations to navigate the challenges posed by Russia’s actions.
Since 2018, StrategEast has been annually conducting a study of the degree of westernization of the Eurasian region with the Westernization Index and Report. These reports are released once a year successively, with the Westernization Index showing the degree to which a country has adopted Western values and Westernization Report, with the study of the events of the past year in each of the countries, which are believed to affect the degree of Westernization the most.
