New #BerlinPerspectives! One Year after the Presidential Election in Belarus: — Germany’s role and policy recommendations for the political crisis in Belarus

by Katrin Böttger and Nicolas Butylin
On 9 August 2020, a political crisis broke out in Belarus, triggered by the fraudulent presidential election and violence against subsequent peaceful demonstrations. The escalating confrontation between President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and the Coordination Council led by …