Research Director of the FPS, Doctor of History, Professor of International Relations (Faculty of International Relations, BSU, Minsk).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Security Studies; U.S. Foreign and Defense Policies; NATO and Global Security.        

PREVIOUS POSITIONS 

1991-1992: Associate Professor of International Relations, Institute of Political Science and Government, Minsk.

1988-1990: Senior Research Fellow and Doctoral Student in International Relations, Academy of Social Sciences, Moscow.

1982-1987: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor of History, Belarusian State University, Minsk.

1979-1981: Post-Graduate Student in History, Belarusian State University, Minsk.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visiting Professor, Free University of Brussels, September-October 2001, October 2003.

Student, Executive Course 99-1, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, January-May 1999.

Maryland Fellow, U.S. Foreign Policymaking, Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, February-April 1997.                       .

Visiting Researcher, NIS Nonproliferation Export Control Project, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, July 1995, October - November 1994.

Visiting Fellow, Russian Littoral Project, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., June - July 1994.

Fulbright Scholar, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, February - May 1994.

COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT

National and International Security

U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. and International Organizations

The Evolution of NATO

EDUCATION

Certificate in Recognition of Participation in a Long-Term Election Observation Training, Center for International Peace Operations, Berlin, May 2010.

Certificate in Recognition of Participation in the Training for Short-Term Observers organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, June 2008.

Diploma in Recognition of Participation in Senior Course on Conflict Management and International Law,  Institute for National Defence and Security Policy Studies, Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm,  November 2001.

Certificateof Completion of the Course in Defense Management and the Formulation of Defense Strategy Appropriate to Democracies, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, May 1999.

Doctor of History, Academy of Social Sciences, Moscow, January 1991. Dissertation: Western Concepts of International Security in the 1980s (Military and Political Aspects).

Candidat of History, Belarusian State University, Minsk, December 1982.

Diploma of Higher Education, with honors, Belarusian State University, Department of History, Minsk, June 1978.

BOOKS

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (2002-2009) (Minsk: Kovcheg Publishers, 2010). 140 pp. (Co-authored with Elena Doughan).

U.S. Foreign Policy: Current Aspects (Minsk: Technology Publishers, 2008). 103 pp.

U.S. Defense Policy at the Start of the 21^st Century(Minsk: BelFrance Publishers, 2006). 103 pp.

European Security and NATO(Minsk: Zavigar Publishers, 2002). 128 pp.

NATO in the Contemporary Europe(Minsk: Zavigar Publishers, 2001). 144 pp. (Co-authored with Victor Zavarin).

NATO: Problems of Transformation and Enlargement  (Minsk: Zavigar Publishers, 1996). 66 pp.

Security: Western Approaches(Minsk: University Publishers, 1994). 126 pp. (Co-authored with Alexander Sharapo).

New Thinking and International Security(Minsk: University Publishers, 1991).140 pp.

The Problem of Disarmamentand the Battle of Ideas (Minsk: Belarus Publishers, 1988).168 pp.

Anti-Communism on the Service of Militarism (Minsk: High School Publishers, 1987). 143 pp.

The Policy of Peace and Myths of “Sovietology” (Minsk: University Publishers, 1985). 136 pp.

SELECTED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

“ NATO in the 21^st Century”, in NATO: Current and Future Challenges (Minsk: Tesey, 2010), pp. 14-22.

“U.S. and European Security”, in OCSE and Contemporary Challenges (Minsk: Kovcheg, 2009), pp. 56-65.

“U.S. and China in the World Balance of Power”, in Belarus and China: History, Tradition, Experience, Perspectives (Minsk: Academy of Government, 2008), pp. 85-88.

“NATO and Global Security”, in The Development of Euro-Atlantic Values in the Region of Eastern Europe and International Security (Minsk, The Embassy of Lithuania in Belarus, 2008), pp. 10-17.

“The Euro-Atlantic Context of the Baltic Sea Region Security”, in The Baltic Sea Region: Cultures, Politics, Societies (Belarusian Edition,Minsk, 2004), pp. 344-348.

“The NATO Summit in Istanbul and a New Atlanticism”, in Belarus in the World, no. 3 (2004), pp. 3-8.

“Towards a New Level of Partnership with NATO”, in Belarus in the World, no. 2 (2004), pp. 13-17.

“NATO and Security of the Baltic Region”, in Belarus in the World, no. 1 (2004), pp. 23-27.

“Ewolucja NATO – spojrzenie z Mińska”, in Polska i Bialorus (Warszawa: PISM, 2003), pp. 69-76.

“NATO and New European Security Challenges”, in NATO and European Security in the 21^st Century (Minsk: Tesey, 2003), pp. 17-27.

“NATO and European Security”, in Topical Issues of International Relations and Belarus’ Foreign Policy (Minsk: Tesei, 2003), pp. 43-59.

“Prague Summit and NATO Prospects”, Belarus in the World, no. 1(2003), pp. 52-57.

“NATO and New Security Challenges”, Contemporary Issues, Fall 2002, pp. 19-24.

“NATO in the Current International Context”, Belarus’ Foreign Policy in the Historical Perspective (Minsk: Adukatsiya i Vihavanne, 2002), pp. 202-212.

“Evolution of Russia’s and Belarus’ Relationships with NATO”, Belarus in the World, no. 2(2002), pp. 59-62.

“Missile Defense and Strategic Stability”, Belarusian Thought, no. 12 (2001), pp. 102-110.

“Strategic Stability in Contemporary World”, Problems of the Formation of the New System of International Relations (Minsk: Belarusian State University Publ., 2001), pp. 37-53.

“The US and the ABM Issue”, Belarusian Journal of International Law and International Relations, no. 2(2001), pp. 57-61.

“Belarus – Russia: Integration in the Field of Security and Defense”, National and Regional Security (Minsk: Nessi Publishers, 2001), pp. 185-205.

“Belarus, Russia, and Poland: Relationships in the Regional Context”, Belarus in the World, no. 1 (2001), pp. 41-45 (co-authored with Alexander Gordeichik).

 “NATO and the Problem of Humanitarian Interventions”, Belarus in the World, no. 3-4 (2000), pp. 17-21.

“NATO and European Security”, Belarus in the World, no. 2 (2000), pp. 36-40.

“Belarus – Russia: Strategic Partnership”, Belarus in the World, no. 1 (2000), pp. 21-25.

“Belarus: Foreign Policy Priorities”, in Sherman W. Garnett and Robert Legvold (eds.), Belarus at the Crossroads (Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for international Peace, 1999), pp.19-35.

“Belarus, Russia, and a New European Security Architecture”, in Kurt R. Spillmann and Andreas Wenger (eds.), Russia's Place in Europe: A Security Debate (Bern: Peter Lang AG, 1999), pp. 113-127.

“NIS Security and Nonproliferation Export Controls”, in Gary K. Bertsch and William C. Potter (eds.), Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States. Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan, and Ukraine (New York and London: Routhledge, 1999), pp. 8-23. (co-authored with Vyacheslau Paznyak).

“Belarusian Foreign Policy: Strategic Aspect”, Belarus in the World, no. 3 (1999), pp. 40-46.

Belorussia: Foreign Policy Vectors(Moscow: Moscow Carnegie Center, 1999), 14 p.

“Belarusian Foreign Policy: New Contours?”, Belarus in the World, no. 2 (1999), pp. 33-37.

 “Evolution of the Military Cooperation Between Belarus and Russia”, in Relations Between Russia and Belarus: Problems and Perspectives (Moscow: Epicon, 1998), pp. 127-134.

“Towards a Charter on Security for a New Europe”, Belarusian Thought, no. 10 (1998), pp.120-128.

“The Foreign Policy of Belarus: Appearances and Reality”, Pro et Contra, no. 2 (1998), pp. 68-80.

“Belarus, Russia and a New Europe”, Belarussian Journal of International Relations and International Law, no. 2 (1998), pp. 84-89.

“Belarus and the Security Setting in Europe”, in Stability and Security of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Collection of Studies 1997 (Ljubljana: Center for Strategic Studies, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Slovenia, 1997), pp. 33-43.

“Europäische Sicherheit: Einige Aspecte der Position von Belarus”, Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift, 2/1997, S. 145-152 (co-authored with Alexander Sharapo).

“Belarus-Russia: The Military Aspect of Integration”, Belarus in the World, no. 4 (1997), pp. 46-48.

 “Strategy of Global Engagement”, Belarusian Thought, no. 10 (1997), pp. 159-164.

“Belarus — NATO: Problems of Cooperation”, Belarus in the World, no. 2 (1997), pp. 66-68.

 “Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central and Eastern Europe”, The Monitor. Nonproliferation, Demilitarization and Arms Control, no. 4 (1996), pp. 19-21.

“What Risks Does NATO Enlargement Imply?”, Belarusian Thought,  no. 8 (1996), pp. 147-154.

“The Atlantic Alliance: Western Perspectives”, Belarus in the World,  no.1 (1996), pp. 65-67.

“European Security and Belarus’ International Strategy”, Belarusian Thought, no.1 (1996), pp.89-95.

“European Security: Belarus' Position”, Belarusian Journal of International Law and International Relations, no. 1 (1996), pp. 56-58.

“U.S.–Belarusian Cooperation on Nonpoliferation Export Controls”, The Monitor. Nonproliferation, Demilitarization and Arms Control,  no. 3 (1995), pp. 11-12.

“Belarusian Perspectives on National Security and Belarusian Military Policy” in Bruce Parrott (ed.), State Building and Military Power in Russia and the New States of Eurasia (Armonk, N.Y., London: M.E.Sharp, 1995), pp.193-206.

“Priorities of National Security” in Historical Science and Historical Education in the Republic of Belarus. Part 2. World History (Minsk: University Publishers, 1995), pp. 208-214.

“Belarus and European Security”, in Curt Gasteyger (ed.), The Commonwealth of Independent States: A First Balance Sheet no.1 (Geneva: Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1994), pp.24-28.

“Problems of Security, Military Relations, and Cooperation”, pp.192-202, and “On  Some  Aspects of the Republic of Belarus' Foreign Policy Concept”, pp.203-210 in Belarus on the Ways of  Independence (Minsk: Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1992).

“Belarusian Diplomacy: Basic Guidelines of Foreign Policy”, Belarusian Thought, no. 8 (1992), pp.76-82.

“Model of National Security”, Belarusian Thought, no. 4 (1992), pp.90-95.

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