Though the opposition to the current regime in Belarus faces a long struggle with many challenges ahead, its supporters show no signs of quitting
Lukashenka’s Pliant Parliament Pledges New Repression
The measures effectively remove the chance to vote for anti-regime candidates
A Transatlantic Alliance for the Coming Struggles
At CEPA Forum 2021, participants weighed the transatlantic alliance’s fitness as it confronts a multitude of challenges
Belarus Slowly Succumbs to the Bear Hug
Belarusian resistance to Russia’s demands for union is diminishing as a heavily sanctioned Lukashenka pleads for help
Russia’s Zapad-21: Lessons Learned
The glimmer of hope is that Russia might be more willing to avoid miscalculation and tactical errors with NATO and its allies
Poland Stumbles on Migration Rhetoric
However much Poland’s government wants to keep developing world migrants at bay, events are confounding its policy
The Belarusian Opposition — Alive and Kicking
After 12 months of brutality — the jails were so full of citizens that the regime had nowhere to put its prisoners.
Lukashenka’s Secrets: Not So Secret Anymore
The most successful cyber-attack in the history of Belarus, involving entry to the regime’s most secret and sensitive data vaults, has been revealed.
Writes and Wrongs
Transcription rules are not neutral. They reflect power relationships.
A Nation in Chains: Belarus One Year On
Understandably, the opposition hopes that international pressure will help to bring down the regime. But the reality is that Belarus must free itself.