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Lukashenka besieged: Russia’s plans for Belarus
Unrest in Belarus has forced Moscow to look for new ways to strengthen its political and economic control in the country
Unrest in Belarus has forced Moscow to look for new ways to strengthen its political and economic control in the country
Regardless of the election result, Moscow will continue to see US policies as provisional – as a part of a temporary phase that one needs to wait out, to see what follows
War and revolution are not inimical to Moscow if they follow paths Russian policymakers understand and even support
Recent events show that Moscow does not take Berlin seriously when it acts alone. Germany must coordinate its actions at the European level and find common responses to Russia’s behaviour
Russia appears willing to allow Azerbaijan to recapture some areas around Nagorno-Karabakh, betting on Armenian dependency and Azerbaijani gratitude
The contested Nagorno-Karabakh region is at the heart of a decades-long armed standoff between neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. The…
Regardless of whether it ordered the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin has created a system in which the powerful believe they can kill with impunity
The EU should make use of its significant leverage in Georgia and Moldova to counter their ruling parties’ extensive repertoire of electoral dirty tricks
The EU should nurture Belarusian protesters’ experiences with political participation and their demands for democracy
Russia’s goal in its neighbourhood is to regain influence, not to be surrounded by neutral, self-sufficient buffer states