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Dear Ma'am or Sir: Please distribute the following Call For Chapters link throughout your subscribership at the Academy of International Business at Michigan State University at your earliest convenience for the upcoming book, *Economic and Geopolitical Perspectives of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eurasia*: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2600 *There is a heavy international business component in this CFC*. Further information is below: Editors Dr. Oxana Karnakhova, Southern Federal University (Russia) Alexandra Udovikina, Independent Researcher (Russia) Dr. Bryan Christiansen, PryMarke LLC (USA) Call for Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline: *March 15, 2017* Full Chapters Due: July 31, 2017 Submission Date: November 30, 2017 Introduction The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Nine out of the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states and two are associate members. The CIS has few supranational powers, but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization, nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security. It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention. Furthermore, eight of the nine CIS member states participate in the CIS Free Trade Area. Three organizations are under the CIS overview; namely, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, and the Union State. While the first and the second are military and economic alliances, the latter aims to reach a confederation between Russia and Belarus with a common government, flag, and currency. The book should be published because many of the existing works on the region do not cover in one volume all of the topics envisaged in this proposal. Objective The primary objective of the proposed publication is that of Reference material for scholars and business executives who need to understand the importance and influence of the CIS and Eurasia in the 21st century. The secondary objective is to provide a foundation for other related publications on the subject area. The book should be published because many of the existing works on the region do not cover in one volume all of the topics envisaged in this proposal. Target Audience The primary intended audience is scholars who have the need for qualified Reference material regarding the subject matter of the proposed publication as outlined above. While having academic rigor, the book will be written in a way such that it can also be understood by non-academics and non-specialists who have the educational background to comprehend the importance of the proposed publication. Recommended Topics International Business in the Former Soviet Union and Eurasia The Russian Federation Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Integration and Disintegration Successor States Military Alliances and Power Eastern Europe and the CIS Education in the CIS and Eurasia National Identity and Ethnicity Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) Foreign Policy Nuclear Challenges in the CIS CIS-NATO Concerns Educational Development and Reform Infrastructural Reform Inequality and Rural Poverty International Diplomacy in the CIS Technological Development Historical Aspects of the CIS Comparison of the CIS and the European Union Geopolitical Issues Relations Between CIS and the West Central Asia Russia-USA Relationship Culture and Society after Socialism Post-Sovietism Language and Culture in the CIS Corruption Securitization and Political Decision-making Nationalism and Patriotism in the CIS The Transcaucasus Rule of Law in the CIS The Cold War China-Japan-Russia Collaboration Kazakhstan Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before *March 15, 2017*. Authors will be notified by *March 31, 2017* about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *July 31, 2017*, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/ publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are NO submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Psycholinguistics, Cognition in Language Processing. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM online submission manager. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2018. Important Dates *Proposal Submission Deadline*: *March 15, 2017* *Full Chapter Submission*: July 30, 2017 *Review Process:* July 30 - September 15, 2017 *Submission of Final Chapters to Editors*: November 30, 2017 Inquiries Bryan Christiansen at [log in to unmask] Regards, Bryan Christiansen Chairman GLOBAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, LLC 1202 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10028 USA Tel: (212) 439-6104 ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. 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