Europa Środkowa w polityce zagranicznej Białorusi
Central Europe in the foreign policy of Belarus
Author(s): Krzysztof FedorowiczSubject(s): Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: Belarus; foreign policy; Central Europe;
Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to Central Europe in the foreign policy of Belarus. In the process of shaping the concept of Belarus’ foreign policy in the early 1990s, Minsk considered the Central European option. Already at that time, attention was paid to the region of Central Europe and the need to center the road between East and West. However, NATO enlargement in the region led to the choice of the eastern vector and to close cooperation with Russia. After 20 years of close integration, it turned out that the alliance with Russia is not perfect. Belarus has once again activated the Central European vector in foreign policy. Central Europe is a natural area for the pursuing Belarussian interest. Cooperation with neighboring countries (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary) is a positive impulse for comprehensive economic and possibly political reforms in the near future.
Journal: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 18/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 9-34
- Page Count: 26
- Language: Polish