Belarus at the Crossroads (Carnegie Endowment Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870031724 ISBN 13: 9780870031724

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2000

Synopsis

Belarus, although frequently overlooked in the West, is a country critical to the development of the post-Soviet states and to Europe as a whole. Its location alone —bordering Russia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine —points to its importance as a major geopolitical player. On top of that, the ambitions of its president mean that Belarus will likely have a say in the future of Russia, Ukraine, and other neighboring states. To address what, to date, has been short-sighted and potentially dangerous neglect of this country, the editors of this book bring together essays by specialists from Belarus, Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and the United States to focus on Belarus's place in the evolving European security environment. No other publication has taken such a diverse approach to this little-understood country.

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Review:

"The book explains well the background to the diplomatic freeze that set in following the June 1998 expulsion of 20 ambassadors.... [and] usefully, assesses the developments of the past few years through the prisms of Belarus's border partners..." --Alastair Wanklyn, Feature Story News, London, "International Affairs", 12/13/2000

About the Author:

Sherman W. Garnett is the Dean of James Madison College, Michigan State University, USA. Formerly, Garnett was Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.

Robert Legvold is a professor of political science at Columbia University, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0870031724
• ISBN 13: 9780870031724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 199
• Editor: Sherman W. Garnett, Robert H. Legvold