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020			_a1584875291
020			_a9781584875291
040			_aAWC _dAFQ _dOSU _dSipr
041			_aeng
100	1		_aShlapentokh, Dmitry
245	1	4	_aThe role of small states in the post-Cold War era : _bthe case of Belarus / _cDmitry Shlapentokh
260			_aCarlisle, PA : _bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, _c2012
300			_avii, 79 p. ; _c23 cm.
500			_a"May 2012."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 66-79)
505	0		_aThe small player and the Cold War -- Russian direction : from "union state" to conflict -- Western direction : the first steps -- Baltic response -- Asian direction -- The Iranian equation -- China directions -- Conclusion.
520			_a"The United States is no longer the only global center of power as it was in the first years of post-Cold War era. Neither are there just two superpowers -- the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -- that define the course of global events. The new multipolarity implies the presence of several centers of power that will provide the opportunity for small states, such as Belarus, to move from one center of power to the other and/or to engage in a sort of geopolitical gamesmanship. During the last 10 years or so, Belarus moved from Russia to the European Union and back, while at the same time engaging in relationships with Iran and China. While relationships with Russia and the European Union have not been stable, the story is different with China and Iran. Belarus has always maintained a good relationship with both countries, especially with China. This demonstrates the increasing role of Asia in the geopolitical arrangements now and certainly in the years to come."-- Publisher's website.
650		7	_amilitary balance
651		7	_aBelarus _xinternal politics _xgovernment
651		7	_aBelarus _xforeign policy
710	2		_aUS Army War College. _bStrategic Studies Institute, SSI
852			_h(476) Shlapentokh
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1107
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