Situation in Belarus
June 27 – July 3
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Once a week, in coordination with a group of leading Belarusian analysts, we provide analytical commentaries to the most topical and relevant issues, including on behind the scenes processes ongoing in Belarus, in Russian and English.
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Constitutional referendum: main consequences
April 12, 2022
Speakers: Anatoliy Lebedko, Andrei Kazakevich
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How to count the political prisoners: are the new criteria needed?
March 28, 2022
Speakers: Aleh Hulak, Aleh Aheyeu, Viachaslau Kasinierau
Video
Paternalism In Decline, Belarusian Euroscepticism, And The Influence Of Russia
October 11, 2021
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The West labels Russia a strategic security threat, while the Belarusian regime swears allegiance to the Kremlin
June 27 – July 3
The European Commission considers the future of Belarus as Lukashenka blackmails the West with nuclear weapons
June 20 – June 26
The West deepens the isolation of Belarus and turns it into an arena of geopolitical rivalry with Russia
June 13 – June 19
Ukrainian grain transit through Belarus faces opposition from the West
June 6 – June 12
International influence wavers, and the protest movement polarises
June 27 – July 3
Civil society develops infrastructure to help emigrants; democratic forces focus on the European choice
June 20 – June 26
Democratic forces gradually consolidate a pro-EU position; civil society focuses on counter-propaganda and advocating for political prisoners
June 13 – June 19
Civil society consolidates the pro-European audience as activists block state propaganda on the Internet
June 6 – June 12
Polls suggest confidence in state institutions is rising, though security forces continue to compel obedience
June 27 – July 3
The authorities cut social guarantees as security forces stamp out dissent
June 20 – June 26
Lukashenka exerts direct control as imbalances in the state apparatus grow
June 13 – June 19
Unbalanced economic policy, purging disloyal investors and entrepreneurs
June 6 – June 12