We are happy to announce the opening of the Analytical Center of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office, within the framework of which we plan to hold weekly discussions on the most actual topics related to Belarus with high-level experts and politicians.
We invite you to our first public discussion on the impact and importance of sanctions in the case of Belarus that will take place on July 8 at 3 pm Brussels Time (GMT+2) | 9 am Washington DC Time (EDT).
The discussion will be held in an online format via ZOOM. We encourage those who would like to participate in the discussion and ask questions to register here.
The others can watch the discussion on the official Youtube channel of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
More on the event below.
Sanctions: Actual Impact and Importance for Belarus
The undemocratic government of Belarus and Aliaksandr Lukashenka in person, because he refused to follow the will of the Belarusian people after the elections, numerous human rights violations in the country, and large-scale repressions against the Belarusians were subjected to unprecedented sanctions pressure from the EU, the United States, and other democratic countries.
Sanctions are one of the few tools in the arsenal of the international democratic community that demonstrates the unacceptability of such a situation and forces the undemocratic government to end its repression.
However, sanctions raise many questions and controversies in terms of their effectiveness, impact, and political and economic results. How much can the sanctions really change the behavior of Aliaksandr Lukashenka and the authoritarian government of Belarus? What geopolitical effect will they have? Will the sanctions push Belarus even more towards Russia? And how will they affect ordinary citizens of Belarus?
These and other issues will be discussed during the expert discussion organized by the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Moderator:
- Franak Viacorka, Senior Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Speakers:
- Ales Aliakhnovich, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Representative for Economics;
- Dorota Dlouchy-Suliga, Deputy Head of Division at European External Action Service, Expert on the Eastern Partnership bilateral relations;
- Rasa Juknevičienė, Member of the European Parliament, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly;
- Melinda Haring, Atlantic Council, USA.
