In this episode, Brian Whitmore of the Atlantic Council shares his take on deconstructing the power vertical in Belarus. What is the Lukashenka dilemma? Will the Kremlin incorporate Belarus? What can the West do to release over 1,500 political prisoners in Belarus? And what makes Lukashenka’s power vertical so unique? These are some of the questions discussed in the episode.

Guest: Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at University of Texas-Arlington McDowell Center for Global Studies and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’ Eurasia Center
Host: Maksimas Milta, Associate Expert at the Eastern Eu.rope Studies Center.