Document Type : Research Paper
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Russian Federation is recognized as the main inheritor of Soviet Union on December 31, 1991 which was able to collect eleven newly independent Republics in the post-Soviet. Russian policy toward Central Eurasian region indicates that, the country is trying to preserve surrounding area at the same time to be effective in the process and policies of these countries. Therefore multilateral approach, formation and strengthening of regional organization are important approaches of Russia for aligning of central Eurasian countries with its goals, interests and policies
In this study, based on the importance of multilateralism and integration of views on Russia's foreign policy, the collect efforts by Russian to create integration in the central Eurasia will be discussed in the three sets: integration of politics, security and economics and more important than, that success or failure of Russia in this field will be evaluated. Thus the main question of this research is "What are the challenges and limitation of Russian Federation in creating regional integration in central Eurasian?"And the finding of this research shows that economic restrictions in Russia in responding to material and technological needs of the region, some important challenges facing the central Eurasian region and barriers to trans-regional, such as the presence and intervention of trans-regional actor are the most important Russian challenges to create integration in central Eurasia.
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