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Security issues

Tanks on the streets as an element of psychological pressure

July 20 – July 26

Authorities have engaged the army in the pre-election politics

July 13 – July 19

Arms modernization will remain a priority

July 6 – July 12

COVID-19 has affected Belarus’ national security

June 29 – July 5

Belarus aims to produce needed weapons domestically

June 22 – June 28

Lukashenka’s new challenge: the situation at the Belarusian-Russian border becomes complicated

June 15 – June 21

The Belarusian army suffers new reputational losses

June 8 – June 14

New Goskomvoenprom head is unlikely to pursue fundamental alterations in the military industry’s operations

June 1 – June 7

The Belarusian authorities are gradually whipping up a spiral of repressions

May 25 – May 31

Building Belarus’ defense capacity is at odds with Russia’s interests

May 18 – May 24

Beijing has renewed its interest in Minsk and the latter must make a good bargain

May 11 – May 17

The Belarusian authorities are forced to take non-critical issues off the table before the elections

May 4 – May 10

The military parade on May 9 has become a political issue

April 27 – May 3

Common law enforcers lack personal protective equipment

April 20 – April 26

The state material reserves require a revision amid the COVID-19 epidemic

April 13 – April 19

Military conscription faces new challenges amid the COVID-19 spread

April 6 – April 12

The assurance of national security spending raises doubts

March 30 – April 5

Belarus tightens legislation on subversive activity

March 23 – March 29

Belarus’ commitment to the “good neighborhood” policy is a challenge

March 16 – March 22

The likelihood of political repression has grown in Belarus

March 9 – March 15

Crime prevention has become a political issue

March 2 – March 8

Minsk aspires to expand military-political cooperation in Europe

February 24 – March 1

Egypt and Serbia have a role to play, each their own

February 17 – February 23

Export of air defense systems is of great relevance for Belarus’ military industry

February 10 – February 16

The Belarusian State Security Council’s public image is undergoing changes, yet not its powers

February 3 – February 9

The Belarusian defense industry consistently reduces dependence on the Russian market

January 27 – February 2

Staffing policy will remain a priority for the new military leadership

January 20 – January 26

2020 may set up a landmark in Belarusian-Serbian defence cooperation

January 13 – January 19

2019 Review: the security situation was relatively stable

January 6 – January 12

The Belarusian army has slim chances for a major rearmament

December 16 – December 22

Vietnam remains Belarus’ strategic partner in Southeast Asia

December 9 – December 15

Maintaining the rule of law in the army remains an urgent task

December 2 – December 8

Minsk is unlikely to enhance its commitments within the CSTO

November 25 – December 1

Minsk peacekeeping activity is unlikely to be limited to Donbas

November 18 – November 24

Belarus’ futile attempts to use security issues as a bargaining chip in talks with the Kremlin

November 11 – November 17

The Belarusian defence industry is in search of foreign investors

November 4 – November 10

Belarus-NATO: nobody wants aggravation, which, incidentally, is unlikely

October 28 – November 3