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The ruling elite

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Purges, repression, carte blanche for the security forces, and a changing social contract

In the public sector, purges of those suspected of disloyalty are expanding. The state is...

16-гадоваму Мікіту Залатарову прысудзілі 5 гадоў калоніі за «масавыя беспарадкі». Фота: ЛШ / Белсат

Security issues

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Regime believes that there is a “Headquarters of the Revolution”

The regime is stepping up its repressive practices to prevent a resurgence of protest activity. The...

Фото: TUT.BY

Society and political parties

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Civil Society mobilises for the trials of Babaryka, journalists and medics

Political organisations are actively creating communication channels with supporters via social...

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Belarus-West relations

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Conflict with the West is Escalating

Repression against protesters and civil society has resulted in further sanctions. Raids on...

Дар’я Чульцова і Кацярына Андрэева ў судзе Фрунзенскага раёну. Менск, Беларусь. 9 лютага 2021 года. Фото: АВ / Белсат

Belarus-Russia relations

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

An anti-Western alliance instead of a transfer of power

On February 22, Lukashenka and Putin are due to meet in Sochi, where Lukashenka will offer closer...

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Security issues

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Regime believes that there is a “Headquarters of the Revolution”

The regime is stepping up its repressive practices to prevent a resurgence of protest activity.

Фото: TUT.BY

08 - 14.02.2021

Belarusian neutrality is cheap fiction

By Andrei Partonikau

Фото: https://sozh.info

01 - 07.02.2021

The hypothetical Belarusian military mission in Syria is unlikely to be intended as a combat mission

By Andrei Parotnikau

Фота: ваеннае інфармацыйнае агенства "Ваяр"

25 - 31.01.2021

Belarusian missile program proceeds, but the prospects are still uncertain

By Andrei Parontnikau

Фото Mil.ru

18 - 24.01.2021

Minsk authorities wager on regional security issues

By Andrei Parotnikau

Фото: mil.by

11 - 17.01.2021

Critical dependence on Russian weapons will remain

By Andrei Parotnikau

Фото: Goodvint; wikipedia.org

20 - 10.01.2021

Law enforcement agencies have complied with the 2020 budget

By Andrei Parotnikau

Вооружённые силовики на протестном марше против Лукашенко 1 ноября 2020 года. Минск, Беларусь; Author: Homoatrox

01 - 31.12.2020

2020 – a year of security losses

By Andrei Parotnikau

Author: Homoatrox, wikipedia.org

14 - 20.12.2020

Cuts in the Belarusian defence budget in 2021

By Andrei Parotnikau

Image by Konstantin Tyurpeko; WikiMedia

07 - 13.12.2020

The security forces’ measures to address the coronavirus outbreak lack consistency

By Andrei Parotnikau

Image: sb.by

Belarus-Russia relations

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

An anti-Western alliance instead of a transfer of power

On February 22, Lukashenka and Putin are due to meet in Sochi, where Lukashenka will offer closer military and foreign policy cooperation...

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08 - 14.02.2021

At the All Belarusian People’s Assembly: the flags of two states

By Valeria Kostyugova

Screenshot of Belarus 1 state TV channel

01 - 07.02.2021

Coordination with Russia is intensifying in all spheres

By Valeria Kostyugova

Image from charter97.org

25 - 31.01.2021

Russia expects to receive the first dividends from supporting Lukashenka

By Anatol Pankouski

Порт Приморск. Фото: fastpic.ru

18 - 24.01.2021

Belarusian-Russian Friendship Day

By Valeria Kostyugova

Москва. Фото https://t.me/meduzalive

11 - 17.01.2021

The price of a single unipolar policy

By Anatol Pankouski

Фота Новая газета

20 - 10.01.2021

Belarus has reduced its expectations regarding the alliance with Russia

By Valeria Kostyugova

Image by belrynok.by

01 - 31.12.2020

2020: Belarus and Russia relations increasingly look like internal, not international

Anatol Pankouski

Image by kremlin.ru

14 - 20.12.2020

Belarus retains hopes for hyper-integration in the post-Soviet space

By Anatol Pankouski

Фото: YouTube

07 - 13.12.2020

Minsk and Moscow: different wavelength

By Anatol Pankouski

Фото: YouTube

Belarus-West relations

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Conflict with the West is Escalating

Repression against protesters and civil society has resulted in further sanctions.

Дар’я Чульцова і Кацярына Андрэева ў судзе Фрунзенскага раёну. Менск, Беларусь. 9 лютага 2021 года. Фото: АВ / Белсат

08 - 14.02.2021

Regime wants to normalise relations with the West with Belarus as a Russian satellite state

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Image: https://openmedia.io

01 - 07.02.2021

State violence in Belarus remains on the agenda for Western leaders

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Фото: https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

25 - 31.01.2021

In the conflict with the West, Minsk makes a distinction between the EU and the USA

By Dzianis Melyantsou The events of the past week show that tensions with the West continue to remain high.

Фото https://t.me/latushka

18 - 24.01.2021

Belarus-West: The Conflict Phase Continues

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Image by Narodnaja Vola

11 - 17.01.2021

Relations with the West remain strained. Minsk is preparing reciprocal sanctions

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Падчас Марша пенсіянераў сілавікі ўжылі слезацечны газ. Фота: Радыё Свабода

20 - 10.01.2021

The West continues to discuss sanctions

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Фото: https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

01 - 31.12.2020

2020: Belarusian officialdom and the West are enemies again

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Image by https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

14 - 20.12.2020

The EU bolsters sanctions pressure on Belarus

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Фото: https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

07 - 13.12.2020

Belarus’ relations with the West: sanctions, the war of words and money for civil society

By Dzianis Melyantsou

Фото: Представительство Европейского союза в Беларуси

The ruling elite

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Purges, repression, carte blanche for the security forces, and a changing social contract

In the public sector, purges of those suspected of disloyalty are expanding.

16-гадоваму Мікіту Залатарову прысудзілі 5 гадоў калоніі за «масавыя беспарадкі». Фота: ЛШ / Белсат

08 - 14.02.2021

The authorities attack the private sector

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image by vsebel.by

01 - 07.02.2021

Security forces intensify their anti-corruption campaign and constitutional reform comes to nothing

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Фото: телеграм-канал «Белые халаты»

25 - 31.01.2021

Regime ramps up threats to society and nomenklatura

By Valeria Kostyugova

Image by ctv.by

18 - 24.01.2021

The quality of state administration and public services deteriorates

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image by TUT.BY

11 - 17.01.2021

Lukashenka is hoping for a forceful resolution of the political crisis

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image by RFE/RL

20 - 10.01.2021

Security forces carry out purges in residential areas in large cities targeting protesters

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Фото: Дарья Бурякина, TUT.BY

01 - 31.12.2020

2020: The state lost touch with society and resumed financial intervention in the public sector

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Author: Homoatrox, wikipedia.org

14 - 20.12.2020

Regime aims to increase taxation as Lukashenka takes transfer of power off the table

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Фота Радыё Свабода

07 - 13.12.2020

Regime restricts foreign travel rules for Belarusians

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Author: Rakoon; wikipedia.org

Society and political parties

- The situation has deteriorated

- The situation has not changed

- The situation has improved

15 - 21.02.2021

Civil Society mobilises for the trials of Babaryka, journalists and medics

Political organisations are actively creating communication channels with supporters via social networks and competing successfully with...

Image from https://t.me/nashaniva

08 - 14.02.2021

The politicisation of society decreases as Tsikhanouskaya and Latushka publicly announce a spring mobilisation plan

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image by nn.by

01 - 07.02.2021

Voting on the Skhod platform starts as Tsikhanouskaya calls Lukashenka to resign

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Фото: https://t.me/gomeltoday

25 - 31.01.2021

Democratic forces succumb to pressure from the authorities

By Valeria Kostyugova

Фото: https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

18 - 24.01.2021

Political exiles retain international leverage

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image: https://t.me/tsikhanouskaya

11 - 17.01.2021

Residential protests continue despite repression

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image from Mazyr

20 - 10.01.2021

Civil Society concedes to the authorities setting the agenda

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Image by belmarket.by

01 - 31.12.2020

Civil society compensates for the state; political organisations engage society in transformation

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Author: Homoatrox, wikipedia.org

14 - 20.12.2020

Civil society efforts facilitate gradual staff outflow from the power bloc

By Zmicier Kuchlej

07 - 13.12.2020

Trade unions assist workers in courts as civil society and the IT sector build trust

By Zmicier Kuchlej

Общая забастовка рабочих минских заводов. МАЗ, МЗКТ и др. 17 августа, 2020 г. Минск, Беларусь. Фото: Ирина Ареховская / Vot-tak.tv / Belsat.eu

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