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Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

By: Dara Massicot,Michelle Grisé,Kotryna Jukneviciute,Marta Kepe,Casey Mahoney,Krystyna Marcinek,Yuliya Shokh,Mark Stalczynski

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Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

By: Dara Massicot,Michelle Grisé,Kotryna Jukneviciute,Marta Kepe,Casey Mahoney,Krystyna Marcinek,Yuliya Shokh,Mark Stalczynski

The relationship between Belarus and Russia is unique and complex. At first glance, their similarities are numerous. Their ties are based on a shared history and language, a deep cultural affinity, legal agreements that codify a strategic partnership, intertwined economies, and shared threat perceptions of the West in general and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in particular. The two governments are led by highly personalist regimes that have decades of experience managing the partnership and share a similar and nostalgic view of the Soviet Union. There is a great deal of convergence across many policies. However, this relationship is not one between equals, nor is it entirely harmonious. The watershed year in the relationship was 2020, when Belarus's ability to offset Russian demands diminished. Through a combination of violent crackdowns on protests that year, alarming its neighbors via a migrant crisis in 2021, and allowing its territory to be used to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Belarus has found itself increasingly isolated and unable to push back on most Russian requests. For Belarus's neighbors, managing the relationship with Minsk is now a challenge as ties (and mutual dependence) between Minsk and Moscow grow stronger. In this report, the authors outline areas of convergence and divergence in the Belarus-Russia relationship. They also consider the regional perspectives of Belarus's neighbors--Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine--and how the Belarus-Russia relationship poses an evolving threat to those neighbors' security.

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Rand Corporation

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1977412998

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Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

By: Dara Massicot,Michelle Grisé,Kotryna Jukneviciute,Marta Kepe,Casey Mahoney,Krystyna Marcinek,Yuliya Shokh,Mark Stalczynski

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Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

By: Dara Massicot,Michelle Grisé,Kotryna Jukneviciute,Marta Kepe,Casey Mahoney,Krystyna Marcinek,Yuliya Shokh,Mark Stalczynski

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Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone

Response Options for Coercive Aggression Below the Threshold of Major War

By: Lyle J. Morris,Anika Binnendijk

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Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone

Response Options for Coercive Aggression Below the Threshold of Major War

By: Lyle J. Morris,Anika Binnendijk

The United States is entering a period of intensifying strategic competition with several rivals, most notably Russia and China. U.S. officials expect this competition to be played out primarily below the threshold of armed conflict, in what is sometimes termed the gray zone between peace and war. In this report, the authors examine how the United States might respond to Russian and Chinese efforts to seek strategic advantage through coercive actions in the gray zone, including military, diplomatic, informational, and economic tactics. The United States is ill prepared and poorly organized to compete in this space, yet the authors' findings suggest that the United States can begin to treat the ongoing gray zone competition as an opportunity more than a risk. Moreover, leaders in Europe and Asia view Russian and Chinese gray zone aggression as a meaningful threat and are receptive to U.S. assistance in mitigating it. In this report, the authors use insights from their extensive field research in affected countries, as well as general research into the literature on the gray zone phenomenon, to sketch out the elements of a strategic response to the gray zone challenge and develop a menu of response options for U.S. officials to consider.

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236

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1977403093

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9781977403094

Shattered Silence

By: Marta Perry

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Shattered Silence

By: Marta Perry

A woman on the run seeks sanctuary in a peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch community – and finds a protector in the most unlikely of men... One moment Rachel Hartline is secure in her career and community. The next, she's in the wrong place at the wrong time – watching her ex–husband commit a crime that puts her in unfathomable danger. Fear and hurt send her home to an Amish farm and the family she's always trusted. But a private investigator is close behind – and he may be a threat to her in more ways than one... Cold, calculating Clint Mordan isn't convinced Rachel is as innocent in her ex–husband's schemes as she claims, but when her ex's enemies target Rachel, Clint is driven to keep her safe. Maybe the terror in her beautiful eyes and the target on her back aren't an act. But as his feelings toward her deepen, Clint realises he's the only one who can keep Rachel alive in a game where only the killer knows the stakes.

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HarperCollins Australia

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1489268782

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9781489268785

Book's by Marta Kepe

Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations

Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone

Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone

Shattered Silence

Shattered Silence

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