Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration

The current paper analyses the background of the relationship of the Baltic States and Poland with Belarus. The Baltic states together with Poland were advocating a decided foreign policy towards the political system of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the last fifteen years, which applied through the finan...

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Autor principal:	Bendarzsevszkij Anton
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Lenguaje:	CS EN SK
Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	belarus baltic states lithuania latvia estonia poland russia central europe lukashenka Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:39f908f55d7d4f8c953231febbb017062021-12-05T14:11:09ZRelations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration1801-342210.2478/pce-2021-0026https://doaj.org/article/39f908f55d7d4f8c953231febbb017062021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0026https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422The current paper analyses the background of the relationship of the Baltic States and Poland with Belarus. The Baltic states together with Poland were advocating a decided foreign policy towards the political system of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the last fifteen years, which applied through the financial support of political opposition, the support of NGO-s and media outlets, attraction of Belarusian students and qualified workforce and firm political actions. This policy culminated during the latest political crisis, following the presidential elections of August 2020. This paper analyses the historic roots behind the respected countries’ relationship, important domestic factors influencing the decision making, dynamics of migration in the recent years, the geopolitical ambitions of Poland and the strategic factors, perceiving Belarus a security threat for the region.Bendarzsevszkij AntonSciendoarticlebelarusbaltic stateslithuanialatviaestoniapolandrussiacentral europelukashenkaPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 17, Iss s1, Pp 619-645 (2021)
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topic	belarus baltic states lithuania latvia estonia poland russia central europe lukashenka Political science J
spellingShingle	belarus baltic states lithuania latvia estonia poland russia central europe lukashenka Political science J Bendarzsevszkij Anton Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
description	The current paper analyses the background of the relationship of the Baltic States and Poland with Belarus. The Baltic states together with Poland were advocating a decided foreign policy towards the political system of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the last fifteen years, which applied through the financial support of political opposition, the support of NGO-s and media outlets, attraction of Belarusian students and qualified workforce and firm political actions. This policy culminated during the latest political crisis, following the presidential elections of August 2020. This paper analyses the historic roots behind the respected countries’ relationship, important domestic factors influencing the decision making, dynamics of migration in the recent years, the geopolitical ambitions of Poland and the strategic factors, perceiving Belarus a security threat for the region.
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title	Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
title_short	Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
title_full	Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
title_fullStr	Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
title_full_unstemmed	Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration
title_sort	relations of poland and the baltic states with belarus: geopolitical ambitions, historical symbolism and dynamics of migration
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Relations of Poland and the Baltic States with Belarus: Geopolitical Ambitions, Historical Symbolism and Dynamics of Migration

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