With Russia pressuring Belarus to play a more active role in the war, Ukraine is strengthening the hand of the exiled Belarusian opposition.
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Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms.
Svetlana Alexievich is Belarus’ only Nobel Laureate – but the exiled journalist’s work is suppressed within her own country.
The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Baltic countries offer Canada a clear blueprint for countering Russian coercion, preparing for crisis and building resilience without surrendering democratic values.
Canada’s principal security threat now comes from its closest neighbour. What’s on the horizon?
The Belarus president has been elected to serve a seventh term of office with 87% of the vote.
In power since 1994, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko has aligned the country with Russia in an ideological battle with the West.
Experts on politics in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines weigh in on what to expect as each country’s voters prepare to head to the ballot box.
The latest Independent Social Research Foundation conference heard how refugees have died after becoming trapped at the border between Poland and Belarus
Alexander Lapshin’s experiences being detained and tortured for allegedly insulting an authoritarian strongman highlights the dangers faced by activists even in seemingly secure environments.
The Indian prime minister’s visit to Kyiv highlights complex behind-the-scenes manoeuvring with important geopolitical implications.
Having silenced critics at home, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is now seeking to do so beyond the country’s borders.
The 2024 D-day commemorations sent a message of European unity but missed the opportunity to acknowledge Ukraine’s contribution to the defeat of Nazism.
Why is there such a Russian focus on the Second World War? Because it’s used to justify authoritarian states, the rule of dictators like Putin and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko.
Some Belarusians have even become directly involved in the conflict to support the Ukrainians.
NATO members, particularly those in eastern Europe, fear a Russian invasion of their territory. By stationing some of its nuclear weapons in the U.K. again, the U.S. could ease those fears.
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
What are tactical nuclear weapons and would Russia resort to using them in Ukraine?
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies and Associate Member of Nuffield College, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen Mary University of London
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Research fellow with the Centre for French Culture, University of Warsaw
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Researcher in International Politics, University of Hamburg
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PhD Fellow in Political Science, Ghent University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor in Human Rights Law, University of Liverpool
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Teaching Fellow in Public Policy and Management, University of Birmingham
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism, Humboldt University Berlin, and Director, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS); University of Oxford