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It’s Not Just Autocracies – Democracies Also Censor the Internet

May 25, 2022
By Paul Bischoff

While it’s no surprise to see China, Russia, and North Korea ranking low on internet freedom, a growing number of restrictions in democracies is worrying.

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Photo: Stanislau Shushkevich honoured with degree of Dr. H. C. by SGH. Credit: Ivan Mezhui via Flickr

Belarus Mourns for Better Times

May 10, 2022
By Katia Glod

Belarus is mourning the death of its first head of state, who perestroika brought into politics and who continued to educate until the end of his life.

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Photo: Hearing for the Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Ukraine v. Russian Federation. Credit: Courtesy of the ICJ via Twitter

Crime Scene: Ukraine

March 10, 2022
By Joanna van der Merwe and Nathaniel Raymond

There is no time to lose in collecting evidence to one day convict Russian and Belarusian war criminals.

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Photo: An activist holds up an artwork depicting Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko as they attend a rally in support of the Belarusian anti-government movement and detained blogger Roman Protasevich, in front of the Ministry of Foreign affairs in Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Belarus to Follow Putin’s Fateful Road

February 28, 2022
By Claudia Palazzo

A widely derided referendum has now shackled Aliaksandr Lukashenka to his master’s fate.

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Photo: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin inspect the troops of the two countries in preparation for the exercise Union Courage-2022. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence

Belarus: Kissing Putin Is No Longer Enough

February 22, 2022
By Tadeusz Giczan

Aliaksandr Lukashenka now has a Russian army camped on his front doorstep. He’s not yet their captive, but his room for maneuver is narrowing

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Photo: SOCHI, RUSSIA - MAY 29, 2021: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a boat ride off Russia's Black Sea coast. Credit: Sergei Ilyin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

How Belarus Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb

February 22, 2022
By Emily Ferris

Vladimir Putin was busy in next-door Belarus even as attention was focused elsewhere.

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Photo: Belarusian and Russian units involved in checking the reaction forces of the Union State at the Brestsky training ground held a rally of an episode of practical actions. Credit: Belarusian Ministry of Defense via Instagram

Belarus: Putin’s New and Loyal Protectorate

February 7, 2022
By Olga Lautman

The independence of action that Belarus’s dictator carved out for himself over three decades in power has gone. The country now does what the Kremlin tells it.

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Photo: People gather to mourn the death of Belarusian anti-government protester Roman Bondarenko, who was allegedly beaten by the country's security forces in Minsk, outside the Belarusian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine November 13, 2020. A placard displays images depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Lukashenka Runs Out of Road

January 26, 2022
By Claudia Palazzo

After close to three decades in power, the Belarusian dictator’s room for maneuver is becoming very narrow indeed.

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Photo: Demonstrators attend a rally in solidarity with Belarusian opposition supporters, who hold protests to reject the presidential election results and to demand the release of political prisoners in Belarus, in central Kyiv, Ukraine October 24, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenk

Belarus: The Mother, the Banker, the Flutist, and the Diplomat

December 17, 2021
By Katia Glod

Eventually, dictatorships fail and new leaders emerge. The battle-scarred Belarusian democrats are likely to form part of a post-Lukashenka government.

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Artboard – Russian energy chains

Putin’s Energy Weapons

December 16, 2021
By Benjamin Schmitt

Along with the technical and energy security considerations that Balmaceda presents along the journey, she also presents essential historiographical accounts.

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