The Transpacific relations between Mexico and Russia. In the context of formation of Euroasiatic security scheme

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The conflict in Ukraine makes us believe that Russian force projection is concentrated in Europe, but what we observe is the Russian attempt to build a Eurasian security scheme that allows it to have influence in Europe and the Pacific Ocean. In this context, Mexico plays a key role for an international geopolitical rearrangement due to its strategic position on the American continent. Mexico and Russia established their first contacts across the Pacific Ocean and this region is a geographical alternative for both countries to reconfigure their economic and political relations.

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M. A Estevez Daniel

Metropolitan Autonomous University

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Email: mauricio.estevez.daniel@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4356-4802
Ph.D., Center for Eurasian Studies

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