Russia’s response to Belarus crisis: possible lessons from Abkhazia
Neil Hauer finds Russia’s reactions to popular uprisings in Abkhazia a compelling historical indicator of how Russia might react to the anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus
Tagged: Belarus
When Russia abandons its bases
Why has Moscow given up on its radar station in Kazakhstan, and what is the fate of the sites in Belarus, asks Pavel Luzin?
Covid-19 is the worst crisis of Lukashenko’s career
Yuri Tsarik on the Belarusian leadership’s faults and the role of Russia in the country’s election
Russia’s loan to Moldova (and its geopolitical strings)
Maximilian Hess looks into Russia’s loan offer to Moldova and finds several geopolitical strings attached
When Autocrats Fail, Civil Society Steps Up
Sofya Orlosky on how in the absence of effective state responses, civic groups in Belarus, Russia, and Azerbaijan are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
Institutional experiments in the post-Soviet space
Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov on the last attempt at pro-Russian integration in the post-Soviet space
EEU: Ambitions Larger than Reality
Evgeny Troitskiy on the ups and downs of economic integration in the post-Soviet space
Minsk and Moscow’s Low-Energy, High Stakes Friendship
Yury Tsarik considers why and how Russia is increasing the pressure on Belarus
Sochi Summit: Lukashenko and Putin agree to disagree
Yuri Tsarik reflects on the negotiations held in Sochi on December 6-7. These showed Minsk’s determination to uphold sovereignty, he writes, as well as the Kremlin’s determination to continue its game of “deepening integration”
The Russian media in Belarus
Part six in the series ‘Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling’: Russia’s information influence on Belarus
Belarus’s integration headache
Yuri Tsarik on the Kremlin’s strategy for “deepening integration” with Belarus