Belarus: a test for Europe’s foreign policy?
The forced landing of an internal EU flight is just the latest development in the President of Belarus’ efforts to cling to power.
- Publishing date
- 01 June 2021
- Authors
- Sławomir Dębski Guntram B. Wolff
The recent forced landing of an internal EU flight to arrest opposition activist Roman Protasevich is the latest escalation by a President who is consolidating power in the wake of unrest following the disputed results of the 2020 presidential election. The EU and international community reacted with further retaliatory sanctions and a flight ban over and by Belarussian airlines. Where does EU external action go from here?
This week, Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff is joined by Sławomir Dębski, Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), to discuss Belarus’ fractious relationship with its neighbours and put the events of the last year into the wider historical and European context.
- Keyword
- geopolitics eu governance
- Language
- English
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