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Cooperation with NATO. After joining NACC in 1992, Belarus was participating in different mechanisms of cooperation including PfP and PARP. (NATO-c)Belarus is the only country from the research sample group, which has never been granted IPAP. This means that Belarus has never been associated with the Alliance and has never expressed its aspirations to further develop cooperation with NATO. Neither was NATO too keen to deeply engage with Belarus due to lack of democracy in the country and Aleksandre

Peter Duffy places this extraordinary story of survival in context by describing the Bielskis lives and experiences , quoting from Tuvia Bielskis previously unknown journal, and revealing the sociopolitical history, including the anti-Semitism of Belarus, a region the Bielski Brother’s had grown up in. WWII was one of the most unforgettable events in history, an event that has changed the world drastically, and an event that inspired the Bielski Brothers to act upon and try to make a difference

Case Study: Unibrew in the Belarus Market 1. Introduction Royal Unibrew (“Unibrew”) is the second largest brewery group in Denmark with foreign operations in selected Western and Eastern European countries as well as export activities to more distant locations, such as the Middle East and Africa. The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX and currently has more than 16,000 shareholders1. Furthermore, they have a broad product range which includes beer, soft drinks, soda water, mineral water, and fruit

to both the elites in Belarus and Russia for the 2001 election. (Potocki 2002) They chose to back a man by the name of Uladzimir Hancharyk. (Potocki 2002) It should be noted that Hancharyk was selected as the coalition candidate only 3 weeks before the election. The oppositions method of attack focused on the countries economic problems, which Lukashenko said he would address. As noted earlier, the third sector or NGOs plays a key role in Belarus. It was the job of Belarus’ third sector, during

Around 2004, Belarus developed a state-controlled economy. In this situation, local private enterprises were required to pay the government a lot and take many social responsibilities. LorPel, which is a local manufacturing company, is getting into trouble. Moreover, as a partnership model business, because each of the three partners held different idea, the situation became worse for LorPel. In this case analysis report, the three partners’ ideals would be evaluated, and a reasonable recommendation

additional profits.  Threats: State requirements are considered a threat to the company. There are high demands on businesses in Belarus by the government as they are expected to contribute to state development. Failure to do so could lead to conflicts with the state officials and the business would eventually be taken and ran as a state venture. Uncertainties and bureaucracy in Belarus is an example of a threat. It can be taxing to get paper work done in

Which Structural Factors Facilitate Democratisation? Simon Angelini The question of what facilitates democratisation is one of great debate, with numerous theoretical paradigms attempting to provide an answer. Structuralism is one such approach, generally placing emphasis on macrocosmic forces and processes that are abstracted from individual situations, and thus apply universally. Structuralism has been dominated since the 1950s by socio-economic theories, starting largely with Lipset . He asserted

of our “Zero Tolerance” approach to the issue of drug abuse and propose a number of policy recommendations, which will decrease the rates of drug addiction and drug-related pathologies. SYNTHETIC CANNABIS (“SPICE”) 1. The war on drugs has turned Belarus into a testing area for new formulas of synthetic cannabis, or more commonly, “spice”. The frequent changes in the formula of the drug and the presence of synthetic substitutes (e.g. JWH-18 or CP-47,497) for natural cannabinoids in it, make spice

Exporting democracy? Democracy Promotion by the EU and Democratization via Eastern European Partnership With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and many other developed countries have begun to pay more attention to their policy of democracy promotion in the countries of the former communist bloc. As ex-President Clinton declared in his second State of the Union address in 1995, “Ultimately, the best strategy to ensure our security and to build a durable

the laws and guidelines to stop the trafficking. As said by the CIA, “Belarus is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children to be subjected to sex trafficking, as the while children and women are trafficked to European and Middle Eastern countries like Ukraine and Russia and within Belarus for sexual exploitation”. The tier rating and failure to address the issue in agreement with the CIA states that “Belarus has not fully complied with the minimum standards for elimination of