![](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/region-europe.jpg)
Latest Articles about Belarus
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-11-10T160130Z_1273462639_RC2LRQ925S8T_RTRMADP_3_EUROPE-MIGRANTS-BELARUS-POLAND-640x426.jpg)
The Internationalization of the Belarusian Political Crisis Not Working Out in the West’s Favor
The political crisis in Belarus is far from over. Its internationalization along the lines of a geopolitical tug-of-war between Russia and the West began well before the current showdown over Middle Eastern migrants. Stuck at the Polish border (see EDM, November 11), the masses of... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/121503607_migrants-640x360.jpg)
Crisis on the Polish-Belarusian Border—What Strategy for Warsaw?
On November 8, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda held consultations in Warsaw with the government, military and border guard service regarding the artificial migration crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border (Prezydent.pl, November 8). The situation there has intensified, with 3,000–4,000 migrants gathered in the direct vicinity of... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/400.jpg)
Belarus as Latest Front in Acute East-West Standoff
A new point of acute East-West tension has emerged on the Polish-Belarusian border. Minsk and the West have been at loggerheads since August 2020, when Belarus’s strongman, Alyaksandr Lukashenka (ruling since 1994) declared himself reelected for a sixth consecutive presidential term in office. Massive protests... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/September-4-virtual-summit-640x331.jpg)
Russia and Belarus Sign a Package of Union State Programs
On November 4, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a package of 28 Union State programs, formerly called “road maps,” for economic integration with Russia. “Clearly spelled out in the Union programs are the formation of joint sectoral markets, the implementation of a harmonized financial, tax,... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Xi-and-Lukashenko-in-Tashkent-640x466.jpeg)
Western Sanctions on Belarus’s Potash Industry Test Beijing-Minsk Partnership
Introduction At the beginning of September, the Belarusian news outlet Nasha Niva revealed that due to Western sanctions on Belarusbank, China had not paid another tranche of credit ($103 million) for the construction of the $2 billion Slavkaliy potash mining and processing plant in Lyuban,... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Belarus-shopping-640x430.jpg)
Epiphenomena in the Belarusian Political Crisis
An epiphenomenon is a secondary effect or byproduct that arises from but does not causally influence a process—so in a way, it is an occurrence whose significance is blown out of proportion. Social life and politics are replete with such epiphenomena. They regularly garner all... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Belaruskali-exports.jpg)
Belarusian-Russian Economic Dependency and Trade Wars: Is There a Contradiction?
Two stories involving Belarus that have been unfolding over the past few weeks appear to contradict each other on the surface. These are the growing economic dependency of Belarus on Russia on the one hand, and the ongoing trade wars between both countries on the... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/63k9h5p_maria-kolesnikova-reuters_625x300_08_September_20-640x394.jpg)
The Belarusian Opposition and the Five Stages of Grief
Writing about the Belarusian opposition (BO) can be risky because any expressed negativity toward the opposition leaders is perceived in some quarters as tantamount to supporting dictatorship. Certainly, a healthy opposition is a valuable societal outlet for expressing legitimate disagreement with the authorities. And this... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Image21.jpeg)
Who Is Losing Belarus?
On October 7, the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution demanding that the European Union (EU) impose the fifth package of economic sanctions on Belarus, including additional sectors, such as metallurgy, woodworking, and chemical. According to the EP, the sanctions should affect “all remaining uncovered... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lukashenka-CNN-interview-640x359.jpg)
Hopes for Solution to Belarus’s Political Crisis Derailed Again
On September 30, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka gave an hour-and-seven-minutes-long interview to CNN (President.gov.by, September 30). He agreed to speak under the condition that the cable news channel publish a full recording of the interview, which it did. It is difficult to judge how those... MORE