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Belarus: COVID-19 as a Trigger of Democratization? (Part 2 of 3)

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) By Giorgi Beridze, University of Tartu/Tbilisi State University, Alla Leukavets, University of Tartu/Belarusian State University, and Andrey Makarychev, University of Tartu. This is the second installment in: “From a State of…

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From a State of Exception to Policy Legitimation: The Politics of COVID-19 in Russia, Belarus, and Georgia (Part 1 of 3)

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Where else do leaders do what Trump is accused of? Start with Russia.

(Monkey Cage blog) The House of Representatives is investigating President Trump’s alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine’s government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, one of Trump’s potential rivals in the 2020 presidential…

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For the Sake of a Brighter Future, Belarusians Argue about the Past

(Point & Counterpoint | By Grigory Ioffe) In Belarus, disputes about national memory have intensified dramatically since 2014. Pundits argue passionately about who was and who was not a genuine Belarusian…

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For the Sake of a Brighter Future, Belarusians Argue about the Past

No elite consensus about the pantheon of heroes and other aspects of national identity has ever existed in Belarus. From the very dawn of the national movement in the late 1800s, two national platforms have been around. One, known as West-Rusism, has recognized Belarusian specificity only within the confines of the Russian world and leaned toward Russia. In contrast, the Westernizing platform has invoked the legacy of the Great Duchy of Lithuania and has been hostile to Russia.

All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) For approximately a year, from summer 2018 onwards, observers were paying close attention to tensions in relations between Russia and Belarus. A particular concern was caused…

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Belarus: Ambivalent and Changing [VIDEO]

(Point & Counterpoint) Arkady Moshes explains Belarus’s geopolitical status and its relations with Ukraine and Russia. Arkady Moshes is the director of the EU Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia Research Programme at the Finnish Institute…

Belarus Inside the Bear Hug | And Its Geopolitical Predicament After the Ukraine Crisis

(PONARS Policy Memo) The 2014 crisis between Russia and Ukraine has produced new security concerns in Minsk related to a hypothetical Russian intervention and occupation of Belarus. But the crisis has…

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Crimea 2.0: Will Russia seek reunification with Belarus?

(FIIA) While speculation about whether Russia may repeat the Crimean scenario in Belarus should not be totally dismissed, exaggerated alarmism would not be appropriate either. Rather, Moscow’s policy is aimed at…

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…

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Belarus: COVID-19 as a Trigger of Democratization? (Part 2 of 3)

From a State of Exception to Policy Legitimation: The Politics of COVID-19 in Russia, Belarus, and Georgia (Part 1 of 3)

Where else do leaders do what Trump is accused of? Start with Russia.

For the Sake of a Brighter Future, Belarusians Argue about the Past

For the Sake of a Brighter Future, Belarusians Argue about the Past

All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations

Belarus: Ambivalent and Changing [VIDEO]

Belarus Inside the Bear Hug | And Its Geopolitical Predicament After the Ukraine Crisis

Crimea 2.0: Will Russia seek reunification with Belarus?

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”