Belarus

New sanctions are already affecting the regime’s behavior. Let’s tighten them.

The rift with the European Union has left Belarus at the mercy of Moscow.

Belarus’s Lukashenko doesn’t want to be believed—he wants to be feared.

As relations between the West and Belarus crash, the U.S. envoy is barred from entering the country.

To impress the Belarusian dictator, go after his and his associates’ wealth.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s brazen air piracy and increasing closeness to the Kremlin demand a response, but Washington’s next move isn’t obvious.

After punishing Belarus, Washington should support the Three Seas Initiative to win the region back from Russia.

The Belarus hijacking is part of a broader trend. From Russia to Rwanda, governments are going after dissidents far beyond their borders.

Europe should offer Belarusians a way to escape their dictator.

Snatching a dissident off a European Union-flagged carrier headed to another EU country opens a dangerous door.

Fear and panic spread among dissidents after journalist seized from forced-down plane.

A generation of entrepreneurs and artists are facing prison sentences.

An investigation into the suppression of protests discovered the widespread use of Russian weapons.

As Belarus’s embattled president continues a brutal crackdown, challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya tries to keep the flames of democracy alive.

Signs that the Belarusian dictator’s days in power might be numbered have emerged in his security apparatus.

A rare about-face by the embattled president and calls by the opposition for a general strike set the stage for a new phase in the two-month-old battle for the country’s political future.