The Belarusian Issue in European Affairs
Journal: Institute of International Politics ; Economics ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies eBooks
Year: 2021

Belarus -an East European country, but actually located in the geographical centre of Europe -in 2020 topped the agenda of political affairs on the continent by facing the biggest political crisis since its independence, triggered by President Lukashenko's election fraud and massive citizens' protests that followed. Though domestic in nature, this crisis has huge implications for broader European affairs, due to the geopolitical position of Belarus between Russia and the political West. However,