Korosteleva, Elena (2011) Belarus' Foreign Policy in a time of crisis. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 27 (3-4). pp. 3-23. ISSN 1352-3279. (doi:10.1080/13523279.2011.595167) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:50251)
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Abstract
As with the rest of the world, Belarus has been affected by the global economic crisis.
However, the main consequences for the country were less economic, but rather
political in nature. Although closely connected with Russia, it was not the spillover
of the crisis, such as the reduction in its hitherto ‘miraculous’ levels of
economic growth to almost nothing in one year, that hit Belarus hard. Instead, it was
Russia’s deliberate politics of ‘pragmatization’, directed at its ‘near abroad’ to
facilitate compliance of and interdependence with its neighbours, which dramatically
altered Belarus’s foreign policy landscape. The two principal corollaries of the
global crisis for Belarus therefore included the new and irreversible search (successful
or otherwise) for diversification away from Russia, and the reinvigorated sense of
sovereignty with which Belarus now attempts to rebuild itself domestically and
internationally.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/13523279.2011.595167 |
Subjects: |
J Political Science J Political Science > JZ International relations |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
Funders: | [UNSPECIFIED] Economic and Social Research Council |
Depositing User: | Elena Korosteleva |
Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2015 14:34 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:20 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/50251 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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