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Belarusian Mortgage on Russia's Future
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz
Oct 5, 2020
The Moscow Times
In September, President Vladimir Putin signaled that Russia was throwing its weight behind embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. But any move to enforce Putin's will in Belarus could invite tougher Western sanctions and scare investors. This would exacerbate problems facing Russia's flagging economy.
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Political Reform Movements
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Radicalization, the Gender Pay Gap, Israel-UAE Deal: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 21, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the potential for a new era of radicalization, insights into the gender pay gap, why the Israel-UAE deal doesn’t merit the hype, and more.
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Belarus
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The West's Role in Belarus
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Michael Haltzel
Aug 18, 2020
RealClearWorld
Belarus may be on the verge of political change. If allowed to help, how could the West support free and fair elections and the formation of a legitimate government?
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Security Cooperation
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Joint Military Exercises Distract from Complex Russia-Belarus Relationship
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock, Bilyana Lilly
Sep 13, 2017
The National Interest
Analysts and military leaders have concerns that Russia will use the Zapad 2017 exercise in Belarus as a smokescreen to put personnel and equipment in place, and keep it there. But the deep ties and history of cooperation between the two states make the chances of that happening unlikely.
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Politics and Government
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Belarus: Between Russia and the West
Kenneth Yalowitz, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Mar 29, 2017
The National Interest
Public demonstrations in Minsk and across Russia hint that winds of political change and disillusionment with stagnation and corruption may be reaching both countries. Their leaders will blame the West, try to ride out the protests and, despite differences, will likely stick together.
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