Belarus in the Context of a New Cold War: Challenges and Implications
Belarus in the Context of a New Cold War: Challenges and Implications
Author(s): Arseni SivitskiSubject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Cold-War History, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation
Keywords: Belarus; New Cold War; Challenges and Implications; NATO-Russia Confrontation;
Summary/Abstract: The NATO-Russia confrontation as one of New Cold War’s manifestations has direct implications for the independence, sovereignty and national security of Belarus. There is a risk Russia will manage to transform Belarus into its outpost in the New Cold War in order to generate conventional and hybrid threats to NATO states and Ukraine. Kremlin may also destabilize the political and military situation in Belarus if it is decided that President Lukashenko is overcrossing imposed red lines or Moscow is losing control to influence political processes (for example, transit of power).
Journal: Ukraine Analytica
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 03 (5)
- Page Range: 62-68
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
