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Europe’s last dictator, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
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Europe’s last dictator, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Fraud and corruption have contributed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's reign since 1994. Ian Bremmer discusses whether a democratic transition is remotely possible in Belarus.

The fight for democracy in Europe's last dictatorship
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The fight for democracy in Europe's last dictatorship

In a very moving interview with Ian Bremmer, exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expresses deep hopes and fears for her home country of Belarus. After diverting a Ryanair flight to arrest a dissident journalist, will President Alexander Lukashenko now be held accountable by leaders of the Western world?

Life under dictatorship in Belarus
GZERO World Clips

Life under dictatorship in Belarus

What should you put in your bag before leaving home in Belarus nowadays if you openly criticize the government? Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recommends packing an extra pair of pants and socks in case you get kidnapped or thrown in jail because under strongman President Alexander Lukashenko, you "feel that you don't have rights at all."

Her conversation with Ian Bremmer is part of an interview on the upcoming episode of GZERO World, which begins airing on US public television Friday, June 11. Check local listings.

Authoritarian Airlines
Puppet Regime

Authoritarian Airlines

Co-captains Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin have an important pre-flight safety announcement.

European leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin
News

What We're Watching: Russia backs Belarus, Biden warns Ethiopian PM, Hong Kong approves Beijing's overhaul

What the EU will — and won’t — do about Belarus
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What the EU will — and won’t — do about Belarus

The European Union has sanctioned Belarus for hijacking an EU commercial flight to arrest a dissident journalist. But a slap on the wrist will do little to intimidate Alexander Lukashenko.

EU likely to declare Belarus airspace unsafe, wider response to follow
GZERO Europe

EU likely to declare Belarus airspace unsafe, wider response to follow

"I think there has to be a wider response ... to really see Belarus as a bandit," Carl Bildt on the forced landing of a Ryanair flight and the EU's response.

Flight diversion in Belarus is a criminal act
Quick Take

Flight diversion in Belarus is a criminal act

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Belarus has engaged in what European leaders are calling state terrorism. Certainly, a hijacking, a level of piracy, with a Ryanair plane through Belarusian airspace. And the Belarusians force the plane down to Minsk because a passenger on the plane is a Belarusian opposition journalist. This is a shocking breach of international law.