Putin’s Stealth Takeover of Belarus Gains Momentum
Putin’s strategy for leveraging the unrest in Belarus in order to assure Moscow’s long-term dominance over the country. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Belarus
Spring Showdown Looms In Belarus
If there is one thing that everybody seems to agree on, it is that Belarus is headed for a very hot spring season. Continue reading
Questions Remain After Putin Hosts Lukashenka
Putin and Lukashenka met and it remained unclear where this dysfunctional relationship between Europe’s last two dictators actually stands. Continue reading
Innovative Opposition Defies Belarus Dictator Lukashenka
The opposition in Belarus is getting creative as the security services show divisions. Continue reading
Is Russia slowly annexing Belarus in plain sight?
Putin has long been trying to turn Belarus into a de facto extension of Russia’s Western Military District. Continue reading
Belarus national reinvention leaves little room for Russia
The juxtaposition of Lukashenka’s tight embrace of Putin with Tsikhanouskaya’s public gratitude toward Nauseda symbolizes an ongoing struggle for Belarusian political identity. Continue reading
Taking It To The Streets: Confronting the Putin-Lukashenka Axis
Protestors in Russia and Belarus unite behind their common goals to confront corruption and end political oppression. Continue reading
Protest mood spreads from Belarus to Russia as calls grow for post-Soviet change
The simultaneous unrest in Russia and Belarus tightly binds the fates of Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Continue reading
Belarus presents the West with an opportunity to be on the right side of history
As Western countries move to punish Lukashenka, they are also embracing the Belarusian opposition like never before. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin has nothing but bad options in Belarus
If Putin replaces Lukashenka, he risks confirming the idea that a post-Soviet leader can be toppled by a social uprising. Continue reading