Belarus in Crisis

Two months after Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the presidential election, protestors in Belarus continue to take to the street to voice their discontent over the election’s legitimacy. Crackdowns against the protests have become increasingly violent, and most opposition leaders have either been jailed or have fled abroad. Speakers discuss the state of democracy in Belarus and the implications of this crisis for U.S.-Belarus and U.S.-Russia relations.

Speakers
Oksana Antonenko
Director, Control Risks Group; Global Fellow, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Yauheni Preiherman
Founder and Director, Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations

Artyom Shraibman
Founder, Sense Analytics; Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Moscow Center

Presider
Angela E. Stent
Professor and Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, Georgetown University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; CFR Member


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