Belarus
Next Sitting of CIS Economic Council to be Held in Chisinau
June 18, 2009On Friday the CIS Economic Council will carry out its 47th sitting in the Moldovan capital city – Chisinau. In 2009 Moldova presides in the Commonwealth of Independent States. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy and Trade...
From a ‘Post-Soviet’ to a ‘Post-Russian Space’?
June 17, 2009By Paul Goble Moscow’s Failings Transforming FSU from a ‘Post-Soviet’ to a ‘Post-Russian Space,’ Paper Says Moscow’s failure to provide an attractive model for the former Soviet republics or to consider their...
New Developments in the Belarusian Opposition
June 15, 2009By David Marples The oldest opposition party in independent Belarus, the Popular Front, appears to be on the verge of yet another split within its ranks, one that according to its leader Lyavon Barcheuski, might result in its extinction. On June 20,...
Belarusian President Boycotts Moscow's CSTO Summit
June 15, 2009By Vladimir Socor Belarus refused to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Moscow on June 14. The summit made decisions to enlarge the size of collective rapid deployment forces, the scope of their missions, and the legal...
Kommersant: Who should Russia back in Moldova?
June 04, 2009By Dmitry Oreshkin The latest political developments in Moldova indicate how weak and insecure President Vladimir Voronin really is That the Moldovan Communist Party failed to get the so called Golden Vote from the opposition is an indication...
Tensions emerge between Belarus and Russia
June 02, 2009By Sergei Blagov Russia's relationship with its former closest ally Belarus, has reached a new low point following a bitter dispute. Moscow has apparently struggled to remain on good terms with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenka -described by...
Ukrainophobia high in Russia, Belarusians oppose union w/ Russia
May 29, 2009By Paul Goble Some 54.8 percent of Belarusians are opposed to having their country become part of a union state with the Russian Federation, according to a new poll which also found that fewer Belarusians back that step than support the possibility...
Do we detect a neo-Finlandisation in the Eastern neighbourhood?
May 28, 2009By Michael Emerson The term Finlandisation has dropped out of current diplomatic usage, since Finland has long since quit this state of affairs and Russia is not the Soviet Union. But still the term has stuck in the terminology of international relations...
Belarus refuses to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia
May 26, 2009By Paul Goble Minsk’s Resistance on Breakaway Republics Reflects Deeper Problems in Russian-Belarusian Relations Minsk’s latest refusal to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia and even more the suggestion by some officials there...
EU Seeks to Boost Partnerships With Former Soviet Republics
May 08, 2009By Lisa Bryant The European Union is seeking to bolster economic, trade and security ties with six former Soviet states through a key partnership agreement it is offering up at a summit in Prague. The effort is being viewed as a way to weaken Moscow...
