OBO Policy Briefs
OBO, in collaboration with the OST Research Centre of the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (OST), GLOBSEC and the GCRF COMPASS Project (ES/P010849/1, 2017-21) is compiling a series of Policy Briefs based on the discussion taking place in our jointly convened Expert Webinar series during January – June, 2022; September - December 2022 and January 2023 - June 2023.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Resilient Autocracies: What Can We Learn About Their Defeat?". OBO Policy Brief, 8 June.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "The Eu’s Approach Towards Belarus In The Context Of The Wider Neighbourhood: Is There A Strategy?". OBO Policy Brief, 25 May.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "China, Belarus And Russia: A Geopolitical Triangle?". OBO Policy Brief, 11 May.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Repressions and cultural resistance: How to help Belarusians fight cultural oppression?". OBO Policy Brief, 30 March.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Belarus’ anti-authoritarian movement and women’s rights: Female activism in times of terror and war". OBO Policy Brief, 16 March.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Belarus in Ukraine's foreign Policy". OBO Policy Brief, 28 February.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Belarus' political prisoners: What should be done to free them?". OBO Policy Brief, 16 February.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "Belarus diaspora new and old: The current state and challenges it faces". OBO Policy Brief, 2 February.
Turarbekava, Rosa (2023). "Analysing the current state of Russia-Belarus integration: The adoption and implementation of roadmaps". OBO Policy Brief, 21 March.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2023). "The United Democratic Forces of Belarus: Strategic agenda for 2023 and international support". OBO Policy Brief, 10 January.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "Belarusian democratic forces reshaped: Assessing the outcomes". OBO Policy Brief, 13 December.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "How resilient is Belarusian civil society? A comparative perspective". OBO Policy Brief, 1 December.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "The living cost crisis: How are the sanctioned economies of Belarus and Russia faring?". OBO Policy Brief, 17 November.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "The power of self-organisation during the war in Ukraine and occupation of Belarus: Examining grassroots initiatives". OBO Policy Brief, 3 November.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine and Belarus’ Response". OBO Policy Brief, 27 October.
OST, OBO and IGSD (2022). "Belarus and the US: Diplomacy and Pragmatics". OBO Policy Brief, 13 October.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "WWII collective memory and its politics in a real war context, in Belarus: What education policies are needed for the next generation?". OBO Policy Brief, 22 August.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "Belarusian civil society: How it functions and what challenges it faces?". OBO Policy Brief, 15 August.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "Russia’s cyber warfare & disinformation campaigns in Belarus and Ukraine: What we need to know to counteract it?". OBO Policy Brief, 15 August.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "The bargaining power of a dialogue: What is possible for Belarus in the context of the war in Ukraine?". OBO Policy Brief, 30 June.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "Chernobyl 2020-2022: How did this happen and how should nuclear safety approaches change?". OBO Policy Brief, 30 June.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "Change in media consumption during the political crisis in Belarus and the war in Ukraine". OBO Policy Brief, 19 June.
OST, OBO and GLOBSEC (2022). "What Do Belarussians and Ukrainians think about the war and the broader anti-war movement across the region?". OBO Policy Brief, 23 May.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). "Freedom Day in Belarus (25 March): Collective memory and the future int the context of Russia's war in Ukraine". OBO Policy Brief, 8 May.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). "Ukraine-Belarus Relations: Going beyond the war". OBO Policy Brief, 27 April.
Davis, Anna J. (2022). "Implications of the Russian occupation of civil nuclear sites in Ukraine". OBO Policy Brief, 18 April.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). "Russia's war against Ukraine, and the referendum in Belarus: What Happens Next?" OBO Policy Brief, 11 April.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). “Nuclear-Free Belarus: Is it in danger?” OBO Policy Brief, 18 March.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). “Sanctions for, and counter-sanctions by, Belarus” OBO Policy Brief, 28 February.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). “Belarus’ integration with Russia: Assessing the challenges for the country” OBO Policy Brief, 10 February.
OST, OBO and GCRF COMPASS (2022). “Protests in Kazakhstan and the involvement of the CSTO: Security implications for Belarus and the wider neighbourhood” OBO Policy Brief, 31 January.