Since the 1990s, the world has witnessed dramatic changes of the relations within the Greater Eurasian space. It starts from the collapse of the Soviet Union and radical changes of Eastern Europe, but has gained greater momentum since the new century. All demonstrate profound changes in the geopolitical and geo-economic landscape of the Greater Eurasia. It includes not only the eastward expansion of both the EU and NATO, the emergence of the EEU, a series of proposals and arrangements regarding regional economic cooperation and competition entitled “the Silk Road”, but also the Ukraine Crisis which broke out since late 2013 and still has not come to an end so far. Constructing differently conceived space beyond nation-state boundaries and traditional sub-regions continues to be put onto the agenda by regional powers and beyond.

With the reconstruction of this space, the challenges of globalization and regionalization in time have brought about strong cross-border energies. On the one hand, the free flow of manufacturing factors, the marketization of economy and trade, the mutual references of system transition and rapid transmission of social experiences, they all have profound impacts on the traditional Eurasian region. On the other hand, the gains and progress achieved by trans-national cooperation, intertwined with the concept of cultural diversity and local experiences in maintaining stability, progress and development, become multi-dimensional dynamics in shaping the future Eurasia. 

The above changes in both time and space indicate that all ideas, concepts, proposals, strategies and even concrete actions, regarding Eurasian issues, have become an extremely significant aspect of current global political and economic life. Even to a considerable extent, they affect the future global trends. For the future greater Eurasia, whether it will become a cohesive and more cooperative region, or whether it will become a stalemate of international disputes and plunged into more chaos, or whether it will turn a mixture of these two trends, these are the questions that tax the knowledge and wisdom of politicians and academics, especially those from various fields.