Belarus Analytical Digest
The Belarus Analytical Digest is an internet publication jointly produced (six issues per year) by the external page Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, and the external page Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich. The Belarus Analytical Digest analyzes the political, economic, and social situation in Belarus within the context of international and security dimensions of this country’s development. All contributions to the Belarus Analytical Digest undergo a fast-track peer review.
Editorial Board: Nelly Bekus (University of Exeter), Tatsiana Chulitskaya (Vilnius University), Iryna Herasimovich (University of Zurich), Jeronim Perović (University of Zurich), Alesia Rudnik (Karlstad University)
Corresponding Editors: external page Olga Dryndova and external page Heiko Pleines (both Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen)
Coordination Layout and Publication: external page Matthias Neumann (Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen)
The series is partnered with the German language publication external page Belarus-Analysen.
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No. 001: Transformation of the Political System of Belarus after 2020
This issue analyses the evolution of the Belarus’s political system after 2020. The first contribution by Piotr Rudkouski and Piotr Lichacz examines Belarus’s 2020 pro-democracy mobilisation within the context of global democratic decline, highlighting domestic drivers such as changing values and demand for meritocratic leadership amid limited external support. Additionally, Stephen Hall analyses the regime’s post-2020 reliance on Russia amid strained Western ties and public opposition to the war in Ukraine. While consolidating power through constitutional reforms, Lukashenka seeks neutrality and cautiously engages with the West to reduce his dependence on Moscow.