Analysis Artyom Shraibman 09. August 2021 One year after the protests began — what’s Russia’s plan for Belarus? A year ago protests began against electoral fraud in Belarus. Dictator Lukashenko responded with a wave of harsh state violence, which led to the country being further isolated and sanctioned internationally....
Analysis Artyom Shraibman 14. May 2021 Belarus: Revolution Suppressed or Postponed? The protests in Belarus in 2020 did not lead to a change in government. But Lukashenko’s chosen way of brutal suppression will not gain him any popular support — and is...
Analysis Artyom Shraibman 15. December 2020 Can the EU resolve Belarus conundrum? A four-month stand-off between Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and the pro-democratic protesters posed a serious challenge for the EU. The block that had announced its ambition to become a geopolitical actor, has...
Analysis Artyom Shraibman 30. June 2020 Whom the West should support in Belarus? A time for a strategic approach Traditional opposition parties and movements has long seized to be a politically meaningful force in Belarus. It is time for Western decision-makers to finally admit this unpleasant reality and shift its...
