Belarus
After close to three decades in power, the Belarusian dictator’s room for maneuver is becoming very narrow indeed.
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December 17, 2021
Belarus: The Mother, the Banker, the Flutist, and the Diplomat
Eventually, dictatorships fail and new leaders emerge. The battle-scarred Belarusian democrats are likely to form part of a post-Lukashenka government.
December 7, 2021
Russian Borderlands and the Summit for Democracy
The meeting must be much more than a sermon on the virtues of democracy if it’s to resonate with insecure countries in a tough neighborhood.
December 2, 2021
What the Border Crises Conceal
A new and brutal campaign of repression has been launched by the governments in Minsk and Moscow.
November 23, 2021
How Lukashenka’s Border Histrionics Help Poland
The crisis at the Belarus-Poland border may be easing as the Belarusian government empties camps of migrants. Still, the standoff has the potential to spiral into a full-blown conflict.
November 16, 2021
Russia: The Neighbor From Hell
Three crises along Russia’s borders offer an insight into how the Kremlin tries to translate turbulence into geopolitical profit.
November 14, 2021
Frontier Ethics
Defending your country is good. So is compassion
November 12, 2021
Lukashenka Builds a Constitutional Bomb
Efforts to reconstruct the Belarusian constitution are a high-risk enterprise.
November 10, 2021
Lukashenka’s Dark Games Menace the EU’s Border
This week’s events on the Belarusian frontier were unplanned, but they are a sign of worse to come
October 15, 2021
Bloodied But Unbowed: Belarusian Opposition Fights On
Though the opposition to the current regime in Belarus faces a long struggle with many challenges ahead, its supporters show no signs of quitting