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Belarus

Republic of Belarus

Europe

UN Member since 1945

Member of NAM.

Population

9.2M

GDP

$73.5B

Capital

Minsk

Government

Unitary presidential republic

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

2.0 / 10

UN voting record

How Belarus votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

No votes recorded for this period yet.

Bloc alignment

Bloc alignment data not available yet.

Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.

Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Belarus' foreign policy is almost entirely subordinated to Russia, though Lukashenko has historically tried to maintain some maneuverability between Moscow and the West. The 2020 crisis and Ukraine war eliminated any remaining balance -- Belarus is now effectively a Russian satellite state diplomatically and militarily.

Belarus remains a member of the CIS, CSTO, and the Union State with Russia, and maintains some engagement with China and Global South countries.

Allies

Rivals

MUN Delegate Guide

As Belarus, align closely with Russia on virtually all issues. Frame Western sanctions as illegal unilateral coercive measures and emphasize sovereignty and non-interference. Build coalitions with other sanctioned states.

Avoid isolation by engaging with the Global South, China, and states sympathetic to anti-Western narratives. Deflect human rights criticism by pointing to Western double standards. Your UN founding member status gives you historical standing despite current isolation.