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 …

Belarus is considered to be the last authoritarian state in Europe. Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko (b.1954) has ruled … international relations of Belarus are confined to Russia, China, Venezuela and Cuba. However, despite these circumstances, Belarus … is the member of the United Nations Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States. In 1999, Russia and Belarus …

have fled from Belarus to Ukraine in recent years. We can therefore expect that many refugees will come to Sweden from … Ukraine, but also to a lesser extent indirectly from Belarus. For refugees originating in these two countries, reception may …

elements in the design of European Union sanctions on Belarus in its different stages, their main pitfalls, and their potential ….The paper concludes with suggestions regarding the EU sanctions policy toward Belarus, notably with respect to national bias and …

The Republic of Belarus, like any other developing country, pays special attention to the development of an effective …