Alexander Lukashenko: Europe’s Last Dictator, but for How Much Longer?
We may now also be looking at the endgame, not just the anatomy, of a modern dictatorship.
Opinion – Merkel Talks with Lukashenka: A Positive or Negative Step?
If change is to come in Belarus, it requires interventions from external sources, the most likely of which is Russia – however unlikely that may appear.
Interview – Katsiaryna Shmatsina
Katsiaryna Shmatsina outlines the key factors behind current protests in Belarus, their potential for success, and developments in Belarus’ foreign policy.
Fatigued Authoritarianism in Belarus?
Lukashenka’s presidency will most likely survive in a state of stagnation as he and his inner-circle hold onto power at all costs.
Opinion – What the European Union Can Do for Belarus
Unprecedented protests demand that Brussels approaches the crisis by urging Moscow to engage in dialogue to find a solution in order to prevent a repeat of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis.
Power, People and Politics: Understanding the Belarusian Crisis
If we are to understand the Belarus crisis through complexity and resilience-thinking, there is no turning back – only a way forward towards building a self-sustainable community of relations.
The Transformation of Political Life in Belarus
Despite the arrest of hundreds of people, including two of the main opposition candidates, will Europe’s last dictator, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, fall in the upcoming election?
Meeting With the Opposition in Belarus
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences meeting with Belarusian political opposition before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Understanding Ukraine and Belarus: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
RFE/RL was an unusual place, especially the canteen where people of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe would gather together with German staff and British and American researchers.
Western Education about Eastern Europe
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences as a history professor and PhD student in Alberta, Canada.
