Security and defense

Why are the CSTO exercises held in Belarus and what role does our country play in this organization...

31 august 2023
BELTA
The joint operational and strategic exercise "Combat Brotherhood-2023" will be held on the territory of Belarus from September 1-6. In the general plan, joint and special exercises are planned, which include the training of various components of the CSTO troops (Collective Forces). The exercises will involve the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force, the CSTO member states armed forces...

BISR analyst Andrei Chernobay: The President of Belarus has the moral right to raise acute and somet...

12 june 2023
Belarus today
The Belarusian President is the most experienced politician among all leaders of the CSTO states, and he has the moral right to raise very acute, sometimes even uncomfortable issues. But he does not just raise them, but sets directions, ways to solve them. ...

«Ukraine is a smokescreen»: expert on provocations against Russia and Belarus

22 may 2023
Sputnik
The Belarusian President's statement that the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" is disinformation was commented on by a well-known specialist, military analyst of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research Andrei Chernobay on Sputnik radio. ...

The response is in strategic deterrence. Expert on deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of...

05 april 2023
BELTA
Deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus is a retaliatory measure within the framework of strategic deterrence. This opinion was expressed to BelTA by Alexander Ketner, military analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research. ...

The importance of maintaining continuity in state policy in the field of national security

20 february 2023
BELTA
Maintaining continuity in state policy in all major areas is a distinctive feature of the public administration system in the Republic of Belarus. This opinion was expressed to BelTA by Andrei Chernobay, military analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, as he commented on the Security Council meeting headed by the President of Belarus. ...

About militarization on the Belarusian borders

05 january 2023
Belarus today
Frowning "Leopards" and "Krabs" Militarization of neighbors near the Belarusian borders continues, but Belarus is ready to defend its sovereignty ...

The road to the infernal unknown is paved with good intentions

25 august 2022
Center for Statistical Estimates and Forecasts
"...The innovation of sanctions was to rely on economic total war to intimidate peoples into restraining their princes..." from the book "The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War" ...

Chernobay: containment of China, as well as Russia, is a top priority in NATOʹs activities

14 june 2022
Belarus today
Belarus is opposed to the aggressive policy of the North Atlantic Alliance on our western borders. Also, we now have to pay great attention to ensuring security in the southern direction – arms supplies from the United States, EU, and England are in full swing to Ukraine, thus increasing, among others, terrorist risks in the region. At the same time, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stolte...

Belarusian military reinforces defense in the Ukrainian direction

06 june 2022
Belarus today
The South requires special attention Modernizing Belarusian army is a continuous process. Its course was discussed in the Ministry of Defense. There, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko declared the idea of creating a Southern Operational Command. The goal is to stop threats from a direction that we have always considered friendly, but recently...

Why Turkey canceled NATO drills in Black Sea. BISR Analystʹs comment

01 june 2022
BELTA
By canceling NATO military exercises in the Black Sea during Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Turkey once again confirmed its principled commitment and readiness to defend national interests. This was said to BelTA by Andrei Chernobay, Military Analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research. ...

Analyst: NATO tries to legitimize an expanded presence in Eastern Europe

30 may 2022
BELTA
The NATO Deputy Secretary General's statement on the right of the North Atlantic Alliance to be deployed in Eastern Europe, which he made on May 29 in Vilnius, is primarily intended to legitimize the NATO's troops enhancement in the Eastern European region being the case in recent months. ...

BISR analyst: NATO is targeting the Eastern European theater of combat operations

27 may 2022
BELTA
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