Book/Printed Material Cooperation and dependence in Belarus-Russia relations

Title

• Cooperation and dependence in Belarus-Russia relations

Summary

• The relationship between Belarus and Russia is unique and complex. At first glance, their similarities are numerous. Their ties are based on a shared history and language, a deep cultural affinity, legal agreements that codify a strategic partnership, intertwined economies, and shared threat perceptions of the West in general and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in particular. The two governments are led by highly personalist regimes that have decades of experience managing the partnership and share a similar and nostalgic view of the Soviet Union. There is a great deal of convergence across many policies. However, this relationship is not one between equals, nor is it entirely harmonious. The watershed year in the relationship was 2020, when Belarus's ability to offset Russian demands diminished. Through a combination of violent crackdowns on protests that year, alarming its neighbors via a migrant crisis in 2021, and allowing its territory to be used to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Belarus has found itself increasingly isolated and unable to push back on most Russian requests. For Belarus's neighbors, managing the relationship with Minsk is now a challenge as ties (and mutual dependence) between Minsk and Moscow grow stronger. In this report, the authors outline areas of convergence and divergence in the Belarus-Russia relationship. They also consider the regional perspectives of Belarus's neighbors--Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine--and how the Belarus-Russia relationship poses an evolving threat to those neighbors' security.

Names

• Massicot, Dara, author
• Grisé, Michelle, author
• Jukneviciute, Kotryna, author
• Kepe, Marta, author
• Mahoney, Casey, author
• Marcinek, Krystyna, author
• Shokh, Yuliya, author
• Stalczynski, Mark, author
• Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body
• Rand Corporation, publisher
• United States. European Command, issuing body

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND National Security Research Division, [2024]

Headings

• -  Belarus--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)
• -  Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Belarus
• -  Belarus--Foreign relations--Europe, Eastern
• -  Belarus
• -  European Union
• -  Geopolitical Strategic Competition
• -  Latvia
• -  Lithuania
• -  Biélorussie--Relations extérieures--Russie
• -  Biélorussie--Relations extérieures--Europe de l'Est
• -  POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties
• -  POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
• -  POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
• -  HISTORY / Military / Strategy
• -  HISTORY / Europe / Eastern
• -  HISTORY / Europe / General
• -  HISTORY / Europe / Baltic States

Notes

• -  "Prepared for the United States European Command"
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-229).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• DK507.69.R8

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739319

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739319

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739319

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