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1 – 10 of 12With both countries facing isolation from the West, Russia and Belarus are seeking to move closer together. The contact mechanisms of the Union State of Russia and Belarus are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282807
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Lukashenka has constructed a highly centralised and authoritarian system built on strong relations with Moscow. However, hopes for a more democratically inclined successor are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283850
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Putin said more would follow by the end of summer or year-end, as a warning to the West against inflicting “strategic defeat” on Russia through its support for Ukraine. Accepting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279970
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SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281081
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BELARUS/RUSSIA: Unequal federation draws closer
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263997
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Police action has so far resulted in more than 6,000 arrests, two deaths and hundreds of injuries. Now workers at major state-run enterprises -- Lukashenka's support base -- are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254553
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The Zapad-2017 exercises, held in Belarus and north-western Russia, ended without incident on September 20. They underlined Moscow's capacity to wage conventional war in Europe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224690
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Although the migrants were brought into Belarus and helped to reach the border, Lukashenka has depicted the crisis as EU-manufactured. The EU has imposed retaliatory sanctions;…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265771
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BELARUS: Lukashenka to focus on economy and balancing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES205913
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The invasion started shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special operation" to destroy Ukraine's military capacity and decapitate its leadership, or in his…