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Eurasian Economic Union and the promotion of peace

2Mar

By Rodrigo CintraNo Comments

Armenia, Asia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Russia

Eurasian Economic Union and the promotion of peace

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Belarus crisis and the price of food in Brazil

16Nov

By Center for European Studies and BusinessNo Comments

Americas, Belarus, Brazil, Europe

Belarus crisis and the price of food in Brazil

Belarus, also known as Belarus, is one of the world's leading exporters of Potassium Chloride, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, however, the political crisis in the country is making it difficult to export this product, affecting, thus, food prices in Brazil. The eastern European country represents 20% of the world production of potassium, being, the first supplier of this item to Brazil. Belarus is considered the last dictatorship in Europe, having as president Alexander Lukashenko, elected in 1994. In May 2021, an opposing journalist was arrested, after the government ordered the plane the journalist was on to land in Minsk, in the country's capital. Thereby, countries like UK, Canada, USA and among others, decided to sanction the econo....

22Oct

By Center for European Studies and BusinessNo Comments

Belarus, Europe, Poland

Crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border

By Pedro Soares and Isabela Suzuki Tensions on the Polish-Belarus border have increased in recent weeks.. No end of August, the Polish government has announced that it will build a fence for 2,5 meters high along its border with Belarus and will intensify the presence of military personnel in the region. Shortly thereafter, in day 2 of September, the President of Poland Andrzej Duda approved a state of emergency in this same border region, which is in force for 30 days. Such provision imposes a series of restrictions such as: prohibit residents from entering the border area, force residents to bring identity documents, limitations in media coverage, prohibition of carrying weapons among others. Such measures were adopted to contain the high influx of migrants, its...

Violence and Oppression: Protests in Belarus

29Sep

By Center for European Studies and BusinessNo Comments

Belarus, Europe, Russia

Violence and Oppression: Protests in Belarus

Presidente Alexander Lukashenko, picture Picture Alliance Since August 2020 Belarus faces strong instability and experiences a growing wave of protests against President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The population's discontent became evident even in the period leading up to the elections that guaranteed Lukashenko his sixth term, in a process marked by suspicions of electoral fraud and oppression of political oppositions. Considered the “last dictator in Europe”, Lukashenko is a former soldier of the Soviet Union and the only president Belarus has ever owned. The last elections were held on August 9. Initially, Lukashenko competed against Sergei Tikhanovsky, pro-democracy blogger, but his arbitrary arrest led to the revocation of his candidacy. Substi...