In Moscow's Shadows 34: Belarus, of course
Episode 34 of the In Moscow's Shadows podcast, hosted by Mark Galeotti, titled "In Moscow's Shadows 34: Belarus, of course" was published on May 27, 2021 and runs 44 minutes.
May 27, 2021 ·44m · In Moscow's Shadows
Summary
A spur-of-the-moment, off-the-top-of-my-head take on what's going (wr)on(g) in Belarus: the Russian connection or rather the absence of any evidence of one, Lukashenko's motivations, and above all what can be done. We need a strategy, a sense of what we want, and above all to realise that we cannot force change on Belarus but should rather help the Belarusian people generate it. The article by Leonid Ragozin I mention is here. For a general take of mine from August of last year that I ...
Episode Description
A spur-of-the-moment, off-the-top-of-my-head take on what's going (wr)on(g) in Belarus: the Russian connection or rather the absence of any evidence of one, Lukashenko's motivations, and above all what can be done. We need a strategy, a sense of what we want, and above all to realise that we cannot force change on Belarus but should rather help the Belarusian people generate it.
The article by Leonid Ragozin I mention is here. For a general take of mine from August of last year that I think still broadly holds up. see here. On Vakulchik and general Belarusian security politics, I note a short cellcast of mine here.
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