All trends
Security issues
Belarusian-Ukrainian relations are steadily deteriorating
January 31 – February 6
Minsk-Kyiv: “Cold War” replaces “Cold Peace”
January 17 – January 23
Minsk demonstrates its inability to competently evaluate and respond to external challenges
January 10 – January 16
Minsk awaits the West’s response to the Kremlin’s ultimatum
December 20 – December 26
Minsk tries to get off the Russian escalation train
December 13 – December 19
A new wave of repression before the constitutional referendum
December 6 – December 12
Minsk abandons its longstanding positioning as “a regional security donor”
November 29 – December 5
“Pre-war” rhetoric as a tool of Minsk’s pressure on the EU
November 22 – November 28
The West has begun to speak a language that Minsk understands
November 15 – November 21
The Kremlin has its own agenda regarding the confrontation between the Belarusian regime and the West
November 8 – November 14
The Military Doctrine of the “Union State” and the Migration Crisis
November 1 – November 7
Minsk once again invokes the “Polish threat.”
October 25 – October 31
Lukashenka undermines COVID control measures as the leadership of the security forces is strengthened ahead of the referendum
October 18 – October 24
Afghanistan is not a Belarusian Problem
October 11 – October 17
The migration crisis escalates on both sides of the border
October 4 – October 10
The Belarusian regime opens a Ukrainian Front
September 27 – October 3
Mixed Messaging from Minsk
September 20 – September 26
The field of political decisions is sharply narrowing
September 13 – September 19
Minsk’s strategic autonomy diminishes
September 6 – September 12
The possibility of a Russian military base in Belarus returns to the agenda
August 30 – September 5
The Belarusian regime seeks to diversify conflict with the West
August 23 – August 29
Zapad [West] -2021 becomes Russian
August 16 – August 22
The Belarusian regime seeks to preserve critical communication channels with the West
August 9 – August 15
A “Cordon sanitaire” may form around Belarus
August 2 – August 8
The “fortress” of the Belarusian regime is besieged, but the “gate” to the West is ajar
July 26 – August 1
“West-2021” will be held against a complex political background
July 19 – July 25
The Belarusian regime finally turns into a threat to the West
July 12 – July 18
Afghanistan will not trouble Belarus
July 5 – July 11
The spiral of escalation continues
June 28 – July 4
Minsk threatens regional security crisis
June 21 – June 27
Lukashenka’s apocalyptic rhetoric is not actually about national defence
June 14 – June 20
Minsk uses the issue of illegal migration to exert pressure on the EU
June 7 – June 13
The Belarusian Security Council will receive additional powers
May 31 – June 6
Belarusian-Ukrainian security relations will inevitably deteriorate
May 24 – May 30
Minsk continues to exploit anti-Western narratives
May 17 – May 23
Decree No.2 does not ensure state security
May 10 – May 16
The leadership of Belarus: one or none
May 3 – May 9