303. Paul Hansbury - A Brutal Crackdown After Mass Protests Erupted in Belarus in 2020 Shocked the World.

In 2020, mass anti-government protests erupted across Belarus. The
brutal crackdown that followed shocked the international community: the
authorities arrested tens of thousands of citizens, shut down
independent media and NGOs, and fomented a migrant crisis on the
European Union's border. But where many thought Belarus's dictator,
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, would fall, he instead turned to Moscow for
support, intensifying repression. Many of his opponents fled the
country. Then, in February 2022, Belarus provided a staging area for
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, allowing troops and missile systems to be
based on its territory as large-scale war returned to Eastern Europe
once again.
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ABOUT:
Paul Hansbury is the author of "Belarus in Crisis: From Domestic Unrest
to the Russia-Ukraine War". He works with a number of Belarusian
organisations, including Sense Analytics, a political consultancy. He
also teaches International Relations. Paul was educated at Birkbeck,
University of London and St Antony's College, University of Oxford.
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LINKS:
https://www.paulhansbury.com/blog
https://twitter.com/paulhansbury1
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hansbury/
https://www.hurstpublishers.com/profile/paul-hansbury/
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ARTICLES:
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/belarus-in-crisis-paul-hansbury-book-review-amy-knight/

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/paul-hansbury/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/07/author-paul-hansbury-puts-belarus-back-on-the-map-a81382

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BOOKS:
Belarus in Crisis: From Domestic Unrest to the Russia-Ukraine War
(Hurst Publishers, April 2023)
https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/belarus-in-crisis/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belarus-Crisis-Domestic-Unrest-Russia-Ukraine/dp/1787389383

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