Content Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Friday, 30 Jun 2023 04:54:02 EST https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/90098?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss By solving a Russian domestic crisis, the Belarusian leader has effectively joined the ranks of Russian grandees vying for Putin's favor by eliminating irritating problems that could distract the president from his high-stakes geopolitical machinations. | Русский]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/90098?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 30 Jun 2023 04:54:02 EST Belarus, Eastern Europe, Political Reform, Russian Domestic Politics https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89600?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Without the assistance of local actors, Russian influence in the Western Balkans would disappear overnight. But the opposite is also true. As long as local politicians can capitalize on invoking Moscow's long shadow, Russia will remain a salient part of the Balkan landscape.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89600?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023 04:12:25 EST Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Given how thoroughly Ukraine has overshadowed all other Russian foreign policy objectives, it seems unlikely that Moscow would embark on another risky undertaking with unclear prospects in the Western Balkans.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 06 Apr 2023 10:54:52 EST Russia, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy, Military, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88885?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The scandal has helped both countries to gain the kind of publicity they strived for without damaging their relationship.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88885?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 26 Jan 2023 03:25:16 EST Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss A recent poll showed that 46 percent of Serbs believe that their country should stay neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming that a balancing act appears to be the least costly strategy for the Serbian government.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023 03:55:59 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Neither the better morale and superior technology of the Ukrainians nor the lack of equipment, training, and motivation of freshly drafted Russians have prevented Russia from achieving its interim military aims at a relatively modest political cost. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 20 Dec 2022 12:05:45 EST Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Resources, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Russia's international reputation is already in tatters. The last thing it needs now is another humiliating blow that would expose how little sway it actually has over Balkan affairs as soon as its priorities diverge from those of its associates.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 05 Dec 2022 04:00:46 EST Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The war has left Belarus in a predicament, which boils down to depending on Russia for everything without enjoying the advantages of being part of Russia. In combination with the simmering domestic crisis, it leaves ever fewer incentives for the ruling nomenklatura and wider society to value the current Belarusian statehood.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 03 Nov 2022 04:10:02 EST Belarus, Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Having wantonly destroyed so many economic ties-as well as goodwill-with Bulgaria in just a few months, Moscow has no chance of making any significant comeback, regardless of the composition of the next Bulgarian government.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022 08:58:23 EST Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87303?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Serbia plays for time in the hope that its ties with Russia will be cut indirectly, as an inevitable by-product of the EU's actions and regardless of Belgrade's position.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87303?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 10 Jun 2022 03:29:47 EST Russia, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Putin wants Biden to finally face up to an unpleasant dilemma. The message is simple: Washington needs to brace itself for its partner Ukraine to be soundly defeated militarily in what would be an especially humiliating re-run of recent events in Afghanistan. Or it can back down and reach a compromise with Moscow over Ukraine.]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 06 Dec 2021 02:05:55 EST https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss There are no signs that anyone in the EU is ready to bow to Lukashenko's pressure. There's no reason to do so. In the worst-case scenario, the EU will end up with a few thousand extra refugees: a drop in the ocean. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 12 Nov 2021 05:37:17 EST Belarus, Eastern Europe https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In the current situation, the main objective for the Kremlin is to maintain a controlled, pro-Russian transition of power in neighboring Belarus. If that means sacrificing closer integration, so be it. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 05:29:38 EST Carnegie Moscow, Russia-EU Dialogue, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Russia https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85115?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Polish society will not accept the Russian interpretation of World War II and vice versa, so the two nations should stop trying to force their revisions onto each other and jeopardizing their relations over every historical bone of contention. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85115?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 06 Aug 2021 03:03:04 EST Carnegie Moscow, Relaunching U.S.-Russia Dialogue on Global Challenges: The Role of the Next Generation https://carnegie.ru/commentary/84356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss With the weekend's developments in the Czech Republic and Belarus, the new border between Russia and the West is calcifying, eliminating not only movement from one side to the other, but also the freedom not to choose a side. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/84356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 04:35:09 EST Eastern Europe, Russia https://carnegie.ru/commentary/84250?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss With Moscow massing its troops on Ukraine's eastern border and in Crimea, Kyiv has little chance of standing its ground if the standoff deteriorates into a military confrontation. Yet there are reasons to believe that neither side intends to unleash a war.]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/84250?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 05 Apr 2021 12:52:27 EST https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83930?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss For Russia, renewal of the war-let alone the annexation of the self-proclaimed republics-would be a costly undertaking with unclear benefits. It is bound to be highly unpopular with Russian society, which is fatigued by foreign policy adventurism, and would further complicate Russia's relations with European countries.]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83930?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 05:24:33 EST https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss For all the talk of Beijing's growing presence in the former Soviet Union, the fruits of Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova's efforts to deepen cooperation with China have been underwhelming | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 04:10:01 EST Carnegie Moscow, Pax Sinica, Sino-Russian Entente https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Despite the low poverty rate, there is growing discontent in Belarus.]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 27 Aug 2020 10:45:11 EST https://carnegie.ru/commentary/82447?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Both Russia and the West may be sick and tired of the mercurial Belarusian autocrat, but they still see him as the lesser evil. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/82447?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 10 Aug 2020 01:22:05 EST Carnegie Moscow, Russia-EU Dialogue