On October 16, the Belarusian and Venezuelan rulers had three-hour long talks behind closed doors in Minsk. Lukashenka thanked the Venezuelan leader for Venezuela’s...
Politics
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11 December 2010
Is Europe Ready to Tolerate an Anti-Russian Dictatorship?
According to the Economist, some European politicians would be happy to accept dictatorship in Belarus as... -
03 December 2010
Lukashenka Plays the Ace Up His Sleeve
Two days ago, on the sideline of an OSCE meeting in Kazakhstan, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov met with U.S.... -
26 November 2010
Russia, NATO and Belarus: Real Money and Unreal Threats
For Belarus, an agreement between Russia and NATO will once again underline the problem of being outside this process of pan-European integration. Belarus can... -
24 November 2010
Young European Federalists Plan New Action of Solidarity with Belarus
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, the Young European Federalists plan to organize a pan-European solidarity action to demand the Belarusian... -
27 October 2010
Good relations between Brussels and Moscow are bad news for official Minsk
The integration with the European Union is an increasingly articulated priority of Russia’s foreign policy in recent months. Analysts close to the Kremlin frequently stress the complementarity of the economies of Russia and the EU. The draft foreign policy programme published some time ago by by Russian Newsweek speaks in the same spirit. The fact that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
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21 October 2010
EU Shows Support for Belarusian Gov't Before Elections
Amid tense waiting for presidential elections in Belarus and possible Russian attempts to influence the situation, 20 October, the President Dalia Grybauskaitė of Lithuania visited... -
19 October 2010
Venezuelan oil for Belarus
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14 September 2010
Belarusian presidential election will take place on December 19, 2010
On September 14, Belarusian Chamber of Representatives has set the date of the presidential election in the country. All present 108 MPs unanimously voted for this date.It is noteworthy how the...
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09 September 2010
A death in Minsk should sound the alarm bells
Mike Harris from Index on Censorship went to Minsk in the beginning of September to meet Belarusian civil society activists including journalist Aleh Byabenin. It... -
05 September 2010
Lukashenka Has Reached His Deal with the West
While some analysts are calculating whether the West/Europe can agree with Russian plans to change Belarusian regime or has already done so, there are reasons... -
22 August 2010
When Sanctions Work - The Belarus Buckle
Damon Wilson and David Kramer recently gave they account of how the United States pressure resulted in... -
06 August 2010
Belarus After Lukashenka
It is hard to say who will become Belarusian president after Lukashenka, but it is easy to predict what kind of political system will be left in...
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