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Belarus: A Telling Cyberattack
April 28, 2008 2204 GMT
Cyberattacks launched in Belarus and other parts of Eastern Europe reveal a growing hostility toward Western interests in former Soviet states. [more]
PHOTO -- Belarusian Prez Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian Prez Vladimir Putin
Belarus: The President's Putin-Bashing
February 20, 2008 2206 GMT
His bid to portray himself as someone who can will miss its mark. [more]
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Russia: The Implications of Kosovo's Independence
February 18, 2008 2315 GMT
Kosovo's declaration of independence Feb. 17 and its international recognition pose a fundamental challenge to the Kremlin. [more]
Geopolitical Diary Graphic -- FINAL
Geopolitical Diary: Russia and Belarus and the Fruits of a Union
December 31, 2007 0255 GMT
While the United States focuses on the problems in Pakistan, Russia and Belarus move closer to a union that will redefine the Eurasian heartland. [more]
Geopolitical Diary Graphic -- FINAL
Geopolitical Diary: Reality Dawns in Belarus
December 13, 2007 0259 GMT
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko once welcomed the idea of his country's union with Russia. Now it might finally happen, but on Russia's terms. [more]
Geopolitical Diary - Thinker
Geopolitical Diary: Belarus' Problem with Polish Priests
September 21, 2007 0200 GMT
Belarus says it will ban all foreign Catholic priests from the country over the next few years. [more]
Geopolitical Diary - Thinker
Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Attempt to Redefine Regional Relationships
August 30, 2007 0530 GMT
Russia is engaged in a systematic campaign to reassert its sphere of influence in the former Soviet Union and take advantage of U.S. preoccupation in the Middle East in order to redefine regional relationships. [more]
MAP - Europe, Belarus and Russia
Belarus, Russia: Shrinking the Buffer
August 28, 2007 1418 GMT
Russia's ambassador to Belarus has suggested that Russia counter U.S. plans for anti-missile defenses by redeploying Russian forces to Belarus. [more]
Russia, Belarus: Lukashenko's Two Bad Options
August 1, 2007 2157 GMT
Russian state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom will reduce natural gas exports to Belarus... [more]
Russia, Belarus: The Kremlin Turns the Screws
July 31, 2007 2105 GMT
Without help from the West to pay off its nearly $500 million debt to Russia, Belarus must... [more]
Venezuela: Submarines, Air Defense and U.S. Concerns
June 26, 2007 1706 GMT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is departing June 26 for a state visit to Russia and Belarus.... [more]
Russia: Working Around Belarus
March 15, 2007 2022 GMT
Russian state oil firm Transneft is planning to redirect half of the oil normally shipped to... [more]
Europe, Russia and a New Kind of 'Cold' War
February 16, 2007 0214 GMT
A Russian oligarch is predicting natural gas shortages in Russia. Europe has good reason to be... [more]
Global Market Brief: Why a Natural Gas Cartel Would Not Work
February 2, 2007 0335 GMT
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proposed Jan. 29 that Russia and Iran join forces... [more]
2007 Annual Forecast: Time to Look Inward -- Part II
January 18, 2007 0438 GMT
Europe: Changing of the Guard The most significant development in Europe in... [more]
The Belarusian Crisis: An Opportunity for Germany
January 11, 2007 0559 GMT
By Peter Zeihan Editor's Note: An error in the originally published... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Russian Oil Suspension and the Consequences to Belarus
January 9, 2007 1230 GMT
Russian state oil transport firm Transneft said on Monday that it has suspended all oil exports... [more]
Europe: Feeling the Pinch from the Russo-Belarusian Dispute
January 9, 2007 0238 GMT
Oil refineries in Europe reported Jan. 8 that interruptions in the shipment of Russian crude oil... [more]
Belarus, Russia: The Natural Gas Supply-Crunch Reprieve
January 3, 2007 0009 GMT
Russia and Belarus recently reached an eleventh-hour deal on energy imports, narrowly avoiding an... [more]
Russia: An Energy Cutoff for Belarus, But Not for Europe
December 19, 2006 0316 GMT
Russia could cut off natural gas supplies to Belarus on Jan. 1 if the two are unable to agree... [more]
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