The possible invasion is not the real issue. Russia’s new wave of destabilization needs a three-dimensional approach
Ukraine, NATO, and the EU are once again concerned that the ongoing Russian military build-up near Ukraine might…
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Daily review: Putin & Lukashenka reveal intentions, Ukraine consults with NATO, opposition in Ukraine rallies against “Kremlin agents in offices”
Past 24 hours in the war zone Russian-led militants launch 5 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donetsk, Luhansk…
The post-Soviet oligarchy and how it shaped national state politics | 30 Years of Freedom, p.2
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Van Voren: Of course, you have a number of Lithuanians who managed quite cleverly to…
Lukashenka says no to Russian military base and deeper integration with Russia
Time and again during his over-eight-hour-long press conference, Lukashenka extolled “Belarus’s independence and sovereignty as highest values.” He…
A year of disinformation in Belarus: Infographic
Disinformation is at the heart of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime. The illegitimate president of Belarus has been clinging to power based…
Baltic-Russian borders today: A reversal of fortune from the First Cold War
Now, once again, barriers are going up between East and West not everywhere but where they are it…
Belarusian politics and the tyranny of simple solutions
On July 20, Belarus’s President Alyaksandr Lukashenka conducted a foreign policy revision meeting. That same day, the Roundtable…
After gutting independent media, Lukashenka regime comes after human rights activists
In the past week, Belarusian journalists and activists opposing regime have been living in a nightmare. The country…
Former TUT.BY journalists launch new website as Lukashenka regime smothers free press
“When the number of independent outlets falls in Belarus, it’s time to open new ones,” says Zerkalo.io After…
Russian propaganda denigrating Belarusian dissident Pratasevich kidnapped by Lukashenka
The pro-Kremlin ecosystem has established its talking points on Lukashenka’s act of, in the words of the CEO…
Belarus kidnapping: what international law says about capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich
But the full details of what happened remain a matter of dispute. The Belarusian authorities claim that they…
Belarus crisis may not work out as Putin hopes, Shelin says
Those things are possible but not necessarily going to happen, the Rosbalt commentator says, because there is the…
“A blatant North Korea in the center of Europe.” Belarusian refugees explain why it’s so difficult to beat the dictatorship
Her name is Maria; her husband is Valeriy. I get anxious as I ladle them borscht in my…
Tsikhanouskaya says Belarusian opposition has “lost the streets” for now but won’t end the revolution
In an interview with Le Temps, Sviatlana Tsikhanoŭskaya says that at present, the Belarusian opposition has “lost the streets”…
Strategic thinking and a fight for Belarusian democracy
“Remember, I said a year ago […] that perhaps a time will come when [Russian President Vladimir] Putin…
Survivor on Lukashenka’s hitlist tells why dictator wanted to murder journalist Sheremet
The wiretapped recording from 2012 contains the voice attributed to the then-head of the Belarusian KGB Vadym Zaitsev,…
Belarusian KGB revelations shake official Ukrainian version in Sheremet murder
Since Pavel Sheremet was murdered in July 2016 in Kyiv, Ukrainian investigators had a difficult time figuring out…
Three months of Belarusian gridlock: do the protesters have a chance?
It is now three months since Belarusians said they had enough of the rule of the “last dictator…
Policeman who fled Belarus: Lukashenka’s siloviki brainwashed into supporting the regime
On the very first day of the protests, Belarusian policemen proved themselves to be brutal defenders of Lukashenka’s…
Lukashenka jails and expells all opposition leaders but Belarus protests show no sign of decline
All opposition leaders jailed or expelled If self-proclaimed president-elect Alyaksandr Lukashenka thought he would defuse the protests shaking…