The leader of “European Belarus” states that the death of the founder and leader of charter97.org website raises many doubts. “On request of the family we have withheld information before the results of medicolegal investigation. I visited the site of the tragedy and I must say that I do not believe in suicide of Aleh [...]

Aleh Byabenin was one of the founders and leaders of charter97.org website. The body of Aleh Byabenin was found on 09/03/2010 at 5.30 p.m. in his summer cottage not far from Minsk. Aleh Byabenin was born in 1974. He graduated from the Belarusian State University, department of journalism. In 1990ies he occupied the position of [...]

Грани-ТВ: Янукович и венок Here is a censored by the Russian and Ukrainian media video clip of a ceremonial wreath falling on President Yanukovich.

And it is up to the Belarusian nation who would become the new president of Belarus. It has been stated in an interview to BelaPAN by the leader of “European Belarus” campaign, a candidate for presidency in Belarus Andrei Sannikov. Radio Svaboda offers citations from the interview of the politician. “The situation in Belarus is [...]

Continued from “Iran: Belarus’s Biggest Friend” Belarus has shown its willingness to cooperate with Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Venezuela, just to name a few. Not surprisingly, Belarus has been mentioned by U.S. officials as a country with flagrant human rights violations, a lack of democratic institutions, and suspicious business transactions. In the mid-1990s, UN [...]

Continued from “President Lukashenka: ‘Trade volume with Zambia is unprecedentedly low.’” The Islamic Republic of Iran became the next big friend of Belarus after Saddam Hussein’s regime fell in 2003. Iranian and Belarusian officials had met before the second Iraq war: In June 2002, while meeting with the chair of the Iranian Parliament, Mehdi Karroubi, [...]

Continued from “Belarus: Befriending the Axis of Terror” When the Belarusian president met with the Zambian ambassador in March 2001, he stressed that both countries needed to increase trade levels. Belarus, located in the heart of Europe, was becoming increasingly interested in economic and diplomatic cooperation with various African states. A few months after meeting [...]

Since early 1990s, the Belarusian government actively has been establishing diplomatic, military, and economic relationships with foreign countries. Interestingly, although Belarus is located in the heart of Europe, it has shown special attention to African and Middle Eastern countries. Specifically, the Belarusian government has focused development of its diplomatic, military, and economic efforts on Iraq, [...]

The Model I, II, and III are different in type of questions they pose, perspectives, approaches and possible outcomes. However different though, together they provide a fuller picture because upon a closer look they could be logically linked together. Model I shows that Belarus is strategically positioned to take advantage of its status as a [...]

Model III questions: Model III looks and analyzes individuals and attempts to predict outcomes or possible course of action based on this analysis. a) Whose opinion and views really count in making a particular economic or political decision? Considering that incumbent Belarusian President remains in power for 14 years (as of 2008), it should be [...]