Tag "Lukashenko"
Europe
Insights
Belarusian Protests: Russia’s Reluctance
Russia seems unlikely to intervene in anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus, despite what most Western and Russian news sources report. Instead, they reluctantly stand on the sidelines, unwilling to oust the President, but unwilling to support him either.
Economics
Europe
Belarus will not be the “next Ukraine”
The weak status of Belarus’ opposition and the economic interest found in maintaining Russian interests indicate the country will remain stable.
Natural resources and energy
South and Central Asia
New oil tax laws in Russia could backfire
Eurasian integration in the new Eurasian Economic Union forces Russia to introduce a so called “tax maneuver” in its oil industry with negative consequences. Eurasian economic and political integration acquired special importance
