international actors (namely the European Union (EU) and Russia) can explain the persistence of the authoritarian regime in Belarus …. The findings suggest that in the background of the great power competition that has played out in Belarus, EU's efforts to … significant Russian influence. Apart from the absence of substantial linkages between Belarus and the EU, such factors as Russia …

Domestic repression and external autonomy of Belarus have developed in cyclical patterns since its independence. The … in and around Belarus. …