The West and Belarus: Catch 22

Both the European Union and the United States are stepping up pressure on the Belarusian regime, which is targeted because of its continuing violations of human rights and treatment of political prisoners, as well as its introduction of new laws, the most recent of which restrict Internet access. On the other hand, the country sinks inexorably into the Russian orbit, with less and less chance of extricating itself. Is there a way out of this dilemma? Is Western policy on Belarus correct?

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24. Januar 2012 in Politik und Gesellschaft

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