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State flags of Russia and Belarus. Source: www.avtoberloga.ru

Economy · Outside Authors

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Belarus and Russia – more like real business partners now? Russia has divided “emotions” and “business” in its geopolitical projects with Belarus

The ghost of the Union State between Russia and Belarus is still wandering in the halls of Kremlin although it no longer impresses Russian authorities as something feasible. The idea of gradual incorporation of Belarus into Russia attractive for Russian authorities through the project of the Union State initiated in 1999, lost its sense in this respect in 21st century…

Alexander Lukashenko. Source: www.svobodanews.ru

Outside Authors · Politics

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According to Lukashenko, European (democratic) standards don’t coincide with Belarusian context, and thus are irrelevant on Belarusian ground

Myths which are believed in tend to become true. – George Orwell It’s being stated that the EU is based on respect of human rights, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law, which make European democratic standards. Being a “soft power” directed by moral values the EU can’t offer a third country any political or economic integration prior this country…

Igor Smirnov (center), Stanislav Chazhejev (left) and Valentin Varennikov (right). Source: www.nr2.ru

Economy

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Pridnestrovie’s future: Liberal economy, Freedom and security

Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica is going to celebrate its 20 anniversary since it declared independence. The people who created the republic in a nation-wide unity became disappointed by the situation in Pridnestrovie today, after they devolved power on the leaders of the country. Many things happened since 1990. There was a military conflict with Moldova in 1991-1992, a transition to market economy and serious transformations…

Military parade in Tiraspol. Source: www.travelblog.org

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Quo vadis Pridnestrovie?

In the following lines Iʼm going to deal with a republic which you wonʼt find in any political map of the world, definitely not on such a map which was printed in Chisinau. Iʼm talking about Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (hereinafter “PMR” or “Pridnestrovie”), which is called by Moldovan nationalists, who don’t know their own history, “Transnistria”, or rather, they name it indefinitely – “eastern provinces”…

Natural gas distribution network in Poland. Source: www.geoland.pl

Economy

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Gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its impact on the energy policy of Poland

Poland has been covering the majority, almost three quarters, of its earth gas consumption by supplies from the gas pipeline Yamal. Only the remaining third of raw material supply flows through Ukrainian gas pipelines. Therefore the cut of gas supplies for Ukraine, which the Russian concern Gazprom carried out in January 2009, didn’t have such an impact on Polish economy as on other countries dependent on Russian energy material supplies…

Pressure gauge on the main pipeline from Russia in the village Bojarka, Ukraine. Source: www. daylife.com

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Repeated dispute over earth gas between Ukraine and the Russian Federation

Like in recent years, relations between the Russian Federation (RF) and Ukraine ended in stalemate also this time at the turn of years. This yearʼs earth gas dispute has been lasting the longest and is at the same time the most dramatic one. Concurrently, itʼs marked by traditional statements about both sides fulfilling their commitments to consumers and blaming each other. The perfect image of relations is completed by the gas volume flowing into consumer countries because this isn’t agreed on contractually…

Georgian political scientist Mamuka Areshidze. Source: www.presa.ge

Interviews · Politics · Security

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Bagapsh tries to preserve independence in politics. Georgian political scientist Mamuka Areshidze in an interview for DespiteBorders

Mamuka Areshidze is Georgian political scientist specialising in the questions of Caucasus. He works as the Director of the Caucasian Centre of Strategic Research. In November 2008, he founded the social organisation the House of Free Opinion. In an interview for the portal Despite Borders he answered questions pertaining to the political situation in Abkhazia. From the point of view of stability, what is the situation in Abkhazia like today? Stability is virtual in a sense…

The structure of global arms market in the period 1999 - 2006. Source: http://www.globalissues.org

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Traffic in arms. Suppliers and buyers

States, nations and humankind used to put and still put the greatest effort possible into manufacturing and selling arms for mutual destruction. It seems as if the world’s states were continually prepared for a war with an unknown enemy. Every year, approximately 8 million pieces of light weapons and 12 billion cartridges are produced around the world. According to statistics, one gun falls on ten world’s inhabitants. Thousand people…

Selected Energy Project of the Caspian Sea Region. Source: www.eia.doe.gov

Law · Politics

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The legal status of the Caspian Sea

The legal status of the Caspian Sea hasn’t been clearly determined (there’s no legal norm referring to the Caspian region) by now and nor has been its geographical status (there isn’t even an agreement among experts whether it is a sea or a lake). Although its status isn’t precisely defined, we may say that it’s the largest water reservoir with tremendous mineral wealth…

Minsk - Belarus Parliament seat. Source: http://pictures.exploitz.com

Interviews · Politics

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Lukashenko doesn’t want to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Belarusian political scientist Andrey Liakhovich for DespiteBorders

On 28th September, 2008, parliamentary elections were held in Belarus. The observer mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has rejected to recognise their result. DespiteBorders talks with the political scientist Andrey Liakhovich, the Director of the Centre for Political Education, about their implications for innerpolitical development in Belarus as well as the latest development within Belarusian-Russian relations.