Lukashenko will likely remain in power by the end of 2021, albeit in a very vulnerable state. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) seeks a full-time Research Analyst for its Russia program to provide timely and exceptional analysis of Russia’s strategy formulation and its expanding global military activity within the framework of United States national security interests. On this episode, ISW Research Director Jennifer Cafarella discusses her new report “Russia's Dead-End Diplomacy in Syria in a Q&A exchange with Maseh Zarif. A Kremlin push for the removal of Lukashenko from office may also catalyze Putin’s ability to establish a permanent Russian military presence inside Belarus, a most dangerous course of action that ISW previously assessed. [43] If Putin gains even partial freedom of movement and operations in Belarus, he can significantly increase the risk to NATO and Ukraine. [25] Russia’s annual strategic joint-staff exercise usually occurs in September. Institute for the Study of War Today at 2:25 PM Belarus Warning Update: Moscow and Minsk Hold Simultaneous Combat Re ... adiness Exercises in Kaliningrad, Mainland Russia, and Belarus Russian Western Military District (WMD) and Belarusian forces began simultaneous, large combat-readiness exercises in Kaliningrad, Belarus, and mainland western Russia on January 25, 2021. [11] This exercise was likely connected to the larger brigade-sized exercise that began on January 25, given their close timing. One of the documents details the creation of the “Right of the People,” which plans to push for the creation of a parliamentary-presidential republic in Belarus. [42] Russia’s total freedom of movement in Belarus would also open new avenues of attack for the Kremlin to employ against Ukraine. The Kremlin likely seeks to avoid having to intervene in Belarus but will do so if Lukashenko appears likely to lose control over his security services. Stream E2: Russia's Campaign in Africa by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from desktop or your mobile device. FORE WORD This Leavenworth Paper contains three case studies about winter war- fare drawn from twentieth century experience. Russia’s and Belarus’ defense ministers agreed to jointly conduct Russia’s next annual capstone strategic readiness exercise—Zapad 2021—and signed resolutions on conducting “joint special exercises” to prepare for this exercise. [31], The Kremlin will likely sabotage or co-opt Lukashenko’s upcoming constitutional amendments to prolong the crisis. 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Watch the seminar here: Upcoming Events. [1] The Russian Ministry of Defense claims these exercises are preplanned and did not specify their end date. E14: Russia's Viral Disinformation in Ukraine By Institute for the Study of War Likely Russian actors launched a disinformation campaign against Ukraine exploiting COVID-19 fears related to the Ukrainian government’s evacuation of its citizens from Wuhan, China. [36] Any unplanned senior Kremlin officials’ visit to Minsk in close temporal proximity with Lukashenko’s introduction of constitutional amendments would indicate Kremlin interference to subvert or leverage those amendments. [14] Lukashenko reiterated his intention to redistribute powers to democratize Belarus—likely via constitutional amendments to be introduced in early 2021—on December 7. The protest movement will likely not threaten Lukashenko in the short term. David H. Petraeus. By Institute for the Study of War Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to coordinate military movements in Northern Syria. The Belarusian government will likely further increase its control over the situation by banning Belarusians from leaving Belarus starting on December 20. It provides several valuable perspectives about this well known, but sometimes little understood sub- ject. This exercise is occurring in tandem with the ongoing “preplanned” exercises in Kaliningrad and snap readiness exercises in Belarus. ISIS and Hurras al-Din are well postured to exploit security gaps in both Turkish- and regime-controlled areas and will likely do so in the coming year. For the first time in its post-Soviet history, Russia’s military is fighting outside the borders of the former Soviet Union. Center for the Study of Terrorism. The Poland-based NEXTA Telegram channel—the main driver of organized protests in Belarus—assumed a leadership role in organizing protest activities in the crisis. (Ret.) The center has regional offices in Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Arkhangelsk, Chelyabinsk and Vladivostok. Protesters continued their tactic of marching in small, local rallies scattered throughout Minsk and Belarus. within 5 Years [remove] 2; within 10 Years [remove] 2; within 25 Years 2; Search. The authors closely examine the various … [18] The Russian Ministry of Defense announced exercises to transport ammunition and fuel closer to Belarus in early October 2020, for example.[19]. A sustained protest movement following Lukashenko’s overt manipulation of Belarus’ August 2020 presidential election has seriously degraded Lukashenko’s ability to resist Russian pressure to integrate Belarus into Russia – a key Kremlin campaign ISW’s Russia Team has analyzed extensively in over 70 published assessments in 2020. Russia’s ambassador to Belarus said Belarus’ constitutional reforms will democratize Belarus and strengthen its sovereignty on December 12. New Belarusian laws permitting the regime to strip Belarusians of their citizenship for participating in protests will come into effect in June 2021. Powered by. [2], Russia and Turkey back opposing parties in Libya and will likely remain militarily engaged despite a recent ceasefire. Special Report 2; Publishing Institution. [29], The Kremlin will likely continue using energy pressure to coerce Belarus into making integration concessions. Putin continued prioritizing Russo-Belarusian military integration in December 2020. [13] The protests’ size and momentum has significantly diminished since their peak turnout in September. Minsk’s assertion that Belarusian exercises are “snap” against the Russian claims that WMD exercises are “preplanned” may indicate a Belarusian effort to resist a Kremlin information operation or a lack of information operation coordination. ISW will continue monitoring the situation and providing updates. Stream E6: Russia's Dead-End Diplomacy in Syria by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from desktop or your mobile device [15] The Kremlin already may have deployed Rosgvardia personnel to Belarus to augment Belarusian security forces, which are operating at reduced strength following a steady trickle of personnel resignations since the crisis began in August 2020. [5] … The commander of Belarus’ Air Force and Air Defense Forces announced on January 14, 2020, that the Belarusian Defense Ministry (MoD) is conducting pre-contract work to equip Belarus’ anti-aircraft missile divisions that currently operate the S-300 system with S-400 and Pantsir-S systems. [2] The Kremlin leveraged the crisis in Belarus to test integrating Russian and Belarusian combat units at the battalion level for the first time in September 2020. Overwatch Podcast: Gen. His book The War Against the BBC, co-authored by Peter York, is published on 26 November 2020. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a non-partisan, non-profit, public... Belarus Warning Update: Russia’s Western Military District Prepares for October By Institute for the Study of War The Kremlin is using the COVID pandemic to advance a range of goals. Baltic Fleet exercises have continued through January 28 as of this writing.[2]. A reduction in Russian-Belarusian exercises’ scope and/or frequency would indicate the Kremlin is likely facing setbacks. [9] Western Military District Commander Alexander Zhuravlev said preparations for the Zapad 2021 exercises had already begun in December 2020. This edited volume, Russia’s War in Syria: Assessing Russian Military Capabilities and Lessons Learned, published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute, sets out to examine the Russian Federation’s way of war in Syria.It consists of seven chapters, authored by nine subject-matter experts from the United States, Europe, and Russia. Syria Situation Report: January 8-29, 2021, Belarus Warning Update: Moscow and Minsk Hold Simultaneous Combat Readiness Exercises in Kaliningrad, Mainland Russia, and Belarus, Belarus Warning Update: Belarus Confirms Plans to Purchase Advanced Air Defense Systems from Russia, Syria Situation Report: December 16, 2020 - January 7, 2021, Belarus Warning Update: Kremlin Likely Contriving Amenable Government Structure in Belarus, Belarus Warning Update: Promised Major Opposition Protest March Fizzles, Belarus Warning Update: Putin Will Increase Pressure on Lukashenko to Integrate Belarus in 2021. Approximately 3,500 personnel of the Russian 6th Combined Arms Army began exercises in Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk, Smolensk, Kursk, and Moscow on January 28. E2: Russia's Campaign in Africa by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published on 2019-09-26T23:43:58Z In this episode of Overwatch, Maseh Zarif talks with his ISW colleagues Nataliya Bugayova and Darina Regio about what Russia is up to in Africa. Middle East 1; Russia 1; Syria 1; Content Type. 13:00 - 14:00. It's quite worrying to see the great overlap between top U.S. officials and the Zionist list. Lukashenko’s regime has recovered stability from its lowest point on August 18, when regional security forces in western Belarus likely defected from Minsk—the key event that triggered the Kremlin’s intervention to support Lukashenko. Despite the Kremlin’s best efforts to the contrary, the region is currently swinging toward the West, with North Macedonia recently joining NATO and several other Balkan states making progress toward EU membership. [1] https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12341121@egNews; https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12341121@egNews; https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12340594@egNews; https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12340792@egNews; https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12341172@egNews, [2] https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12341121@egNews, [3] https://function.mil dot ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12340507@egNews, [4] https://www.mil dot by/ru/news/109800/; https://www.mil dot by/ru/news/109816/; https://www.mil dot by/ru/news/109859/; https://www.mil dot by/ru/news/109916/; https://www.mil dot by/ru/news/109867/; https://1reg dot by/2021/01/26/puskovyie-ustanovki-pod-brestom-pereveli-v-boevoe-polozhenie/. [6] Lukashenko approved a plan for the use of the new joint Russo-Belarusian “regional grouping of forces” on December 10. [5], The Kremlin will likely use the upcoming Zapad 2021 exercise in September 2021 to further consolidate Russian control over Belarus’ anti-access/area denial systems. Smolensk and Bryansk border eastern Belarus. For Russia, Syria is a critical venue for projecting power in the Middle East and Mediterranean and pressuring the United States. IFWS conducts and facilitates research across the entire college spectrum, and analysis to support the requirements of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Combatant Commanders, the Navy component commanders and numbered fleet commanders, and other Navy and Marine Corps commanders. The Union State—a supranational structure that the Kremlin is using to subvert Belarus’ sovereignty—must ratify this plan before it takes effect, and likely seeks to do so at a planned meeting in late December. Naval War College. While these attacks were fairly ineffective, they demonstrate intent and capacity to expand operations. Russia Putin is a modern KGB/FSB elitist who has subdued the oligarchs and think tank elite. However the war there ends, its impact on Russia is likely to be profound. The Kremlin may choose to continue fielding Russian units in Belarus after the Zapad 2021 exercise officially ends. E40: Putin’s Offset: The Power of Perception by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published on 2020-09-24T17:46:39Z Russian President Vladimir Putin plays a weak hand well. Kremlin plans for a puppet government in Belarus may pose security risks in 2021. His father is a businessman who cooperates with Russian companies, has dealings in Kaliningrad, and is listed in Chernov’s list of “assets”; https://theins (dot) ru/politika/237945, [6] https://theins (dot) ru/politika/237945, [7] Chernov allegedly made this comment in a speech from October 3; https://theins (dot) ru/politika/237945, [9] The document of the Kremlin’s strategy for Belarusian integration outlines the formation of information infrastructure to maintain influence in Belarus; https://theins (dot) ru/politika/237945, [10] http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/belarus-warning-update-putin-will-increase-pressure-lukashenko-integrate-belarus-2021, By Savannah Modesitt with Madisyn Goodballet, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya failed to marshal large protester turnout for her so-called “People’s Tribunal” on December 20. E8: Russia Year in Review By Institute for the Study of War Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to enter his third decade in power. Tikhanouskaya seeks to leverage the US-based Belarusian diaspora to garner international support against Lukashenko and in favor of Belarusian protesters. The Belarusian government will likely further increase its control over the situation by banning Belarusians from leaving Belarus starting on December 20. Putin’s successful integration of Belarus into Russia would increase the Kremlin’s strategic projection capabilities against NATO and Ukraine. Despite the Kremlin’s best efforts to the contrary, the region is currently swinging toward the West, with North Macedonia recently joining NATO and several other Balkan states making progress toward EU membership. Unmarked Rosgvardia trucks reportedly were spotted in Smolensk heading toward the Belarusian Border on August 16, 2020. Russia’s ambassador to Belarus said Belarus’ constitutional reforms will democratize Belarus and strengthen its sovereignty on December 12. Protest participation continues to steadily decrease as protester fatigue and weather in Minsk worsen. Unspecified elements of Belarus’ Minsk-based 120th, Slonim-based 11th, and Liepiel-based 19th mechanized brigades; the Vitebsk-based 103rd airborne brigade; and other unspecified Belarusian military units are participating. Russia has limited bandwidth and resources to commit to Syria, which Assad knows and exploits. [4] http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/erdogan-seeks-upend-kremlin... [5] https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927798449/nagorno-karabakh-u-s-brokered-c... 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 515 Washington, DC 20036, Oct 27, 2020 - Ezgi Yazici, Isabel Ivanescu. A Russian or Turkish decision to commit resources in a new area, if not obviously compatible with policy objectives, may well result from a desire to obtain leverage over the other party. He supports the opposition movement and has posted photos of himself with the opposition flag. Overview. [10] Lukashenko attended an EAEU meeting on December 11 in which the body discussed plans to create an integrated gas market and harmonize member states’ oil market regulations. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on December 11 a unified automated area defense control system will cover approximately 2,000 square kilometers of the WMD from St. Petersburg to Voronezh at an unspecified time in the future. Key Takeaway: Salafi-jihadist organizations in Syria are growing more ambitious. Learn more. Russia has waged a sophisticated campaign of linked military and diplomatic efforts to shape the trajectory of the war in accord with its interests since 2015. Putin will likely further integrate Belarus’ and Russia’s economies through Belarus’ upcoming 2021 chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS). Salaries posted anonymously by Institute for the Study of War employees. [1] Turkish and Russian proxies are also manning opposing, but stable front lines in Syria’s northeast. It must also couple full-throated support for complete Belarusian sovereignty with its already-articulated support for the protest movement. [5] Belarus’ likely principle maneuver units are the 6th, 11th, 19th, 120th, 103rd, and 38th brigades. Kagan has published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Weekly Standard and elsewhere. The Russian Federation’s intervention in Syria is a watershed event. E36: Russia Threatens to Turn Belarus Unrest into Major International Crisis by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published on 2020-08-28T22:37:24Z Belarus … Lukashenko will likely resist Putin’s intensified efforts to establish a permanent conventional Russian military presence inside Belarus. Putin will likely succeed in further integrating Belarus’ and Russia’s economies in 2021. … By Institute for the Study of War On this episode, ISW Research Director Jennifer Cafarella discusses her new report “Russia's Dead-End Diplomacy in Syria in a Q&A exchange with Maseh Zarif. [5] The Kremlin may attempt to compel a resolution by force in response to Turkey’s growing military role and the United States’ growing diplomatic role in the conflict, reasserting Russia’s role as the sole powerbroker in the Caucasus. 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