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Author |
: Paul Hansbury |
Publisher |
: Hurst Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2023-04-14 |
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?
Author |
: Grigoriĭ Viktorovich Ioffe |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2008 |
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.
Author |
: Andrew Wilson |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 387 |
Release |
: 2021-03-09 |
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
Author |
: Alla Leukavets |
Publisher |
: Ibidem Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023 |
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.
Author |
: Vicki Squire |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2020-09-17 |
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.
Author |
: Anders Åslund |
Publisher |
: Peterson Institute |
Total Pages |
: 159 |
Release |
: 2011 |
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.
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: |
Publisher |
: Peterson Institute |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780881325522 |
ISBN-13 |
: 088132552X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Russia After The Global Economic Crisis by :
Author |
: Didier Fassin |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 711 |
Release |
: 2022-04-13 |
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.
Author |
: Stephen White |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 492 |
Release |
: 2014-10-22 |
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.
Author |
: Olivier Blanchard |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 251 |
Release |
: 2014-08-29 |
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