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The EU and Belarus After the Election
Author | : Balázs Jarábik |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Belarus |
ISBN | : 9781906538279 |
Far from representing a show of strength, the brutal post-election crackdown in Belarus was a sign of the Lukashenka regime's internal weakness. The EU must seize this opportunity to isolate the President while working with Belarusian society to help the country move beyond authoritarianism. It must also take advantage of Russia's growing frustration with its ally to begin a direct conversation with Moscow about Minsk--something that Lukashenka fears. With EU foreign ministers due to meet next Monday (31st January) to decide on imposing sanctions on Belarus, the European Council on Foreign Relations and FRIDE today publish The EU and Belarus after the election. This policy memo argues that while Europe must send a strong message to Belarus and the world that it will not tolerate repression and electoral fraud, blanket punishments should be avoided. The EU and Belarus after the election was written by Balazs Jarabik, Jana Kobzova and Andrew Wilson. They argue: Belarus faces economic crisis, a battle both internally and with Russia over the privatisation of its assets and growing divisions within its leadership. The EU's position is therefore stronger than it seems. The EU should open a dialogue with Russia about Belarus. Moscow has grown increasingly frustrated with Lukashenka's geopolitical manoeuvring, and the poor value for money it gets from the regime it subsidises. Europe must not fall into the trap of focusing only on Lukashenka and his attempts to play the West and Russia off against each other. Europe must act decisively to isolate those responsible for election fraud and the post-election crackdown, while avoiding blanket punishments; it should stop high-level contacts with the regime, impose a visa ban on leading figures including Lukashenka, and freeze the assets of those people. The EU should attempt to engage ordinary Belarusians in the idea of reform by reducing the bureaucracy and cost involved in getting Schengen visas. It must also reach out beyond the current, fragmented political opposition to build contacts with those who support greater liberalisation, including bureaucrats and businessmen, and support independent media.--Publisher description.
The Last Dictatorship in Europe
Author | : Brian Bennett |
Publisher | : Hurst Publishers |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1849041679 |
Belarus is an isolated country dominated by one man. Few tourists go there despite its fascinating, cultured past and beautiful countryside. Belarussians are friendly and hospitable yet they rarely have the chance to speak their minds and are deprived of access to unbiased information. They have been removed from the flow of European history by a tyrannical regime described by Condoleezza Rice, the former US Secretary of State, as 'the last dictatorship in Europe'. The people of Belarus were not ready for independence in 1991 and were misled into believing that the young, unsophisticated Alexander Lukashenko would lead them into a bright future. Instead he foisted upon them a dictatorship little different from what they had known before. Bennett's book tracks the history of Belarus from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the eventual establishment of dictatorship in 2006. It takes the reader through the excitement and mistakes of the first presidential election in 1994, undemocratic referenda and elections, suspicious disappearances of critics of the regime and the suppression of opposition. It ends with a close look at the enigmatic Alexander Lukashenko and hazards a guess as to how his regime will end. Belarus deserves to be better known; this book pulls back the curtain
EU and Belarus
Author | : Ann Lewis |
Publisher | : Federal Trust |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Belarus is perhaps the least changed of all the former Soviet states, with its authoritarian regime, non-liberalized economy and close links with Russia. Yet following enlargement of the European Community it will be an immediate neighbor and a major crossing-point between east and west, whether for people, drugs or energy supplies. This book looks at Belarus s checkered history since independence, its internal development and international relations, and considers prospects for change both before and after enlargement, with recommendations on how the European Union might best respond. Contributors include a wide range of academics and officials, professionals and practitioners, from Belarus, EU countries and beyond.
Reassessing Lukashenka
Author | : G. Ioffe |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2014-10-05 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137436751 |
What are the factors of Lukashenka's longevity at the helm of power? This question is addressed in the context of Belarusian history and identity, not as an outcome of a form of government deceitfully imposed on an allegedly benighted people whom better positioned and informed outsiders seek to enlighten and liberate.
Democratisation in the European Neighbourhood
Author | : Michael Emerson |
Publisher | : CEPS |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 9290795921 |
Approaches democratization of the European neighbourhood from two sides, first exploring developments in the states themselves and then examining what the European Union has been doing to promote the process.
Belarus
Author | : Andrew Wilson |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300260873 |
A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020’s contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus’s complicated road to nationhood and its politics and economics since it gained independence in 1991. Two new chapters reveal the extent of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s grip on power, the growth of the opposition movement and the violent crackdown that followed the vote. Wilson also examines the prospects for Europe as a whole of either Lukashenka’s downfall or his survival with Russian support. “Andrew Wilson has done all students of European politics a great service by making the history of Belarus comprehensible and by showing how the future of Belarus might be different than its present.”—Timothy Snyder, author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Belarus in Crisis
Author | : Paul Hansbury |
Publisher | : Hurst Publishers |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2023-04-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 180526091X |
In 2020, mass anti-government protests erupted across Belarus. The brutal crackdown that followed shocked the international community: the authorities arrested tens of thousands of citizens, shut down independent media and NGOs, and fomented a migrant crisis on the European Union’s border. But where many thought Belarus’s dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, would fall, he instead turned to Moscow for support, intensifying repression. Many of his opponents fled the country. Then, in February 2022, Belarus provided a staging area for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing troops and missile systems to be based on its territory as large-scale war returned to Eastern Europe once again. Many outsiders now view Belarus as little more than a Russian military district, rather than a sovereign country. Paul Hansbury offers a wide-ranging account of these two related crises. Exploring the domestic origins of Belarus’s political chaos and its international ramifications, he also assesses the effectiveness of western sanctions policy, as well as considering the history and prospects of Belarusian statehood. Does Belarus have a future as an independent polity? And how has Russia’s war with Ukraine affected Belarusians’ views of their dictatorship and the cause of democracy in their country?
The Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans
Author | : Florian Bieber |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2019-09-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3030221490 |
This book explores the stagnation of democracy in the Western Balkans over the last decade. The author maps regional features of rising authoritarianism that mirror larger global trends and, in doing so, outlines the core mechanisms of authoritarian rule in the Balkans, with a particular focus on Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. These mechanisms include the creation of constant crises, the use of external powers to balance outside influences, as well as state capture. The authoritarian patterns exist alongside formal democratic institutions, resulting in competitive authoritarian regimes that use social polarization to retain power. As the countries of the Western Balkans aspire, at least formally, to join the European Union, authoritarianism is often informal.
The Foreign Policy of the European Union
Author | : Federiga M. Bindi |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0815722524 |
"Explores European foreign policy and the degree of European Union success in proposing itself as a valid international actor, drawing from the expertise of scholars and practitioners in many disciplines. Addresses issues past and present, theoretical and practice-oriented, and country- and region-specific"-- Provided by publisher.