Alexander Lukashenko: Clever and Unoriginal
The Belarusian tyrant is weaponizing migrants and energy, but neither is his own innovation.
It’s been over a year since President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus for the first time faced an existential crisis to his regime. Once dubbed as Europe’s last dictator—sadly, the solo club has grown to include others now—Lukashenko found his regime under siege by liberal protesters in the aftermath of a rigged presidential election. Ever since, he has…
