The Dynamics Of Military Integration Between Russia And Belarus
The Dynamics Of Military Integration Between Russia And Belarus

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at giving an in-depth analysis of the dynamics of military alliance of Russia and Belarus, its structure, potential and future perspectives. A military integration as a new independent variable in political science has been employed to explain the modalities of military cooperation between Russia and Belarus. Military integration has been divided into four stages – legal, institutional, instrumental phases and functional dependency. The article concludes that military integration between Russia and Belarus has almost reached the last stage – functional dependency. The countries created a joint infantry unit, the so-called “regional western grouping” and the system of common air surveillance and defense. The united defense industry, joint mobilization plans, threat assessments, joint strategic documents imply that the forces are becoming interdependable. Moreover, there have been intense negotiations on the use of air forces on the territory of the allies with no political command, demonstrating that military integration has become a decisive factor within the alliance, leading the countries to a deeper military cooperation despite misunderstandings in other fields.

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