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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Russia → Belarus

This score represents Russia's relationship toward Belarus. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

RUS → BLR+39Partner95% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
BLR → RUS+39PartnerSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security+55

1 documented factor produce the +55 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +55.1Continuing collective-defence obligation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen continuing collective-defence obligation criterion for Russia and Belarus in the 2015 baseline.

Economic+15

3 documented factors produce the +15 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Institutional economic integration
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen institutional economic integration criterion for Russia and Belarus in the 2015 baseline.

  2. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.

  3. -20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment+61

2 documented factors produce the +61 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +46Broad strategic alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen broad strategic alignment criterion for Russia and Belarus in the 2015 baseline.

  2. +15United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.

Disputes+15

1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Managed non-territorial bilateral order
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen managed non-territorial bilateral order criterion for Russia and Belarus in the 2015 baseline.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+43 in 2015 → +39 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

No later scored event is active. The current result remains anchored to the reviewed 2015 baseline and quantitative series.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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