Belarus in Crisis

Belarus in Crisis
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Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781805260912
ISBN-13 : 180526091X
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Belarus in Crisis by : Paul Hansbury

In 2020, mass anti-government protests erupted across Belarus. The brutal crackdown that followed shocked the international community: the authorities arrested tens of thousands of citizens, shut down independent media and NGOs, and fomented a migrant crisis on the European Union’s border. But where many thought Belarus’s dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, would fall, he instead turned to Moscow for support, intensifying repression. Many of his opponents fled the country. Then, in February 2022, Belarus provided a staging area for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing troops and missile systems to be based on its territory as large-scale war returned to Eastern Europe once again. Many outsiders now view Belarus as little more than a Russian military district, rather than a sovereign country. Paul Hansbury offers a wide-ranging account of these two related crises. Exploring the domestic origins of Belarus’s political chaos and its international ramifications, he also assesses the effectiveness of western sanctions policy, as well as considering the history and prospects of Belarusian statehood. Does Belarus have a future as an independent polity? And how has Russia’s war with Ukraine affected Belarusians’ views of their dictatorship and the cause of democracy in their country?

Understanding Belarus and how Western Foreign Policy Misses the Mark

Understanding Belarus and how Western Foreign Policy Misses the Mark
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0742555585
ISBN-13 : 9780742555587
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Belarus and how Western Foreign Policy Misses the Mark by : Grigoriĭ Viktorovich Ioffe

In this fascinating study of unfinished nation-building in Belarus, Grigory Ioffe draws on his two dozen research trips to the country to trace Belarus's history, geography, political situation, society, and economy. The ambivalent relationship between Russia and Belarus results in an identity crisis that is not understood by the West, which leads to Western policies toward Belarus that are based on a fallacy of geopolitical thinking. This book will lead readers to a deeper understanding of Belarus, its relationship with Russia, and its still-forming national identity.

Belarus

Belarus
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9780300260878
ISBN-13 : 0300260873
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Belarus by : Andrew Wilson

A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020’s contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus’s complicated road to nationhood and its politics and economics since it gained independence in 1991. Two new chapters reveal the extent of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s grip on power, the growth of the opposition movement and the violent crackdown that followed the vote. Wilson also examines the prospects for Europe as a whole of either Lukashenka’s downfall or his survival with Russian support. “Andrew Wilson has done all students of European politics a great service by making the history of Belarus comprehensible and by showing how the future of Belarus might be different than its present.”—Timothy Snyder, author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

The Integration Policies of Belarus and Ukraine Vis-à-Vis the EU and Russia

The Integration Policies of Belarus and Ukraine Vis-à-Vis the EU and Russia
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Publisher : Ibidem Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3838212479
ISBN-13 : 9783838212470
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Integration Policies of Belarus and Ukraine Vis-à-Vis the EU and Russia by : Alla Leukavets

The escalating rivalry between the EU and Russia in their shared neighborhood creates important economic, political, and legal challenges for the lands in between. Belarus and Ukraine have received proposals of integration from both the EU and Russia. However, the extents to which they accepted these offers differ and result from a multitude of factors as well as their interplay affecting the policy choices of their governments. International integration is a foreign policy question, but it has a strong domestic dimension too. Explaining various integration stances demands considering a country's foreign and internal affairs. Alla Leukavets applies here Putnam's two-level game-theoretical approach in combination with findings from comparative neighborhood Europeanization and democracy promotion studies, as well as Levitsky/Way's linkages-and-leverage-model. She develops various actor-centered and structural explanatory variables and applies them in the subsequent empirical analysis. Her research results benefit from triangulation through primary documents analysis and semi-structured interviews with elites and experts in Minsk, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, DC. The book analyses how the simultaneity of European and Eurasian integration challenged the two countries to make a major strategic integration choice. The study sheds light on the reasons for and genesis of the Ukraine crisis, and on how external actors, such as the EU, can succeed in facilitating domestic reforms in Eastern Partnership countries.

Europe's Migration Crisis

Europe's Migration Crisis
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781108835336
ISBN-13 : 1108835333
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Europe's Migration Crisis by : Vicki Squire

Rejecting the assumption that migration is a 'crisis' for Europe, Squire explores alternative responses which provide openings for a renewed humanism.

How Latvia Came Through the Financial Crisis

How Latvia Came Through the Financial Crisis
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Publisher : Peterson Institute
Total Pages : 159
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ISBN-10 : 9780881326024
ISBN-13 : 088132602X
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis How Latvia Came Through the Financial Crisis by : Anders Åslund

Latvia stands out as the East European country hardest hit by the global financial crisis; it lost approximately 25 percent of its GDP between 2008 and 2010. It was also the most overheated economy before the crisis. But in the second half of 2010, Latvia returned to economic growth. How did this happen so quickly? Current Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, who shepherded Latvia through the crisis, and renowned author Anders slund discuss why the Latvian economy became so overheated; why an IMF and European Union stabilization program was needed; what the Latvian government did to resolve the financial crisis and why it made these choices; and what the outcome has been. This book offers a rare insider's look at how a national government responded to a global financial crisis, made tough choices, and led the country back to economic growth.

Crisis Under Critique

Crisis Under Critique
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 711
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ISBN-10 : 9780231555487
ISBN-13 : 0231555482
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Crisis Under Critique by : Didier Fassin

The word “crisis” denotes a break, a discontinuity, a rupture—a moment after which the normal order can continue no longer. Yet our political vocabulary today is suffused with the rhetoric of crisis, to the point that supposed abnormalities have been normalized. How can the notion of crisis be rethought in order to take stock of—and challenge—our understanding of the many predicaments in which we find ourselves? Instead of diagnosing emergencies, Didier Fassin, Axel Honneth, and an assembly of leading thinkers examine how people experience, interpret, and contribute to the making of and the response to critical situations. Contributors inquire into the social production of crisis, evaluating a wide range of cases on five continents through the lenses of philosophy, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Considering social movements, intellectual engagements, affected communities, and reflexive perspectives, the book foregrounds the perspectives of those most closely involved, bringing out the immediacy of crisis. Featuring analysis from below as well as above, from the inside as well as the outside, Crisis Under Critique is a singular intervention that utterly recasts one of today’s most crucial—yet most ambiguous—concepts.

Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 9781137453112
ISBN-13 : 1137453117
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus by : Stephen White

This book maps changing definitions of statehood in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as a result of their exclusion from an expanding Europe. The authors examine the perceptions of the place of each state in the international political system and its foreign policy choices, and draw comparisons across the region.

In the Wake of the Crisis

In the Wake of the Crisis
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9780262526821
ISBN-13 : 0262526824
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Wake of the Crisis by : Olivier Blanchard

Prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world. In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis global economy. The result is a book that captures the state of macroeconomic thinking at a transformational moment. The crisis and the weak recovery that has followed raise fundamental questions concerning macroeconomics and economic policy. These top economists discuss future directions for monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial regulation, capital-account management, growth strategies, the international monetary system, and the economic models that should underpin thinking about critical policy choices. Contributors Olivier Blanchard, Ricardo Caballero, Charles Collyns, Arminio Fraga, Már Guðmundsson, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Otmar Issing, Olivier Jeanne, Rakesh Mohan, Maurice Obstfeld, José Antonio Ocampo, Guillermo Ortiz, Y. V. Reddy, Dani Rodrik, David Romer, Paul Romer, Andrew Sheng, Hyun Song Shin, Parthasarathi Shome, Robert Solow, Michael Spence, Joseph Stiglitz, Adair Turner