Belarus’ Political Prospects
On September 8, 2011, the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, National Endowment for Democracy and PONARS Eurasia hosted a panel discussion titled "Belarus’ Political Prospects” with a special tribute to Vitali Silitsky, a prominent and accomplished young Belarusian political scientist and democracy advocate who tragically passed away this June. The panel included distinguished speakers such as Dzianis Melyantsou, Senior Analyst at Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Arkady Moshes, Program Director at Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Mitchell A. Orenstein, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Lucan Way, Associate Professor at University of Toronto. The panelists discussed important questions about the political landscape in Belarus such as EU-Belarus relations, domestic issues confronting Belarus and Vitaly’s scholarly contributions to the study of authoritarianism. They expressed varied opinions on the future of the country and discussed the economic and political crises facing Belarus today.
Agenda
Hosted by CSIS Russia & Eurasia Program, National Endowment for Democracy and PONARS Eurasia
Thursday, September 8, 2011
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Introduction and Tribute:
Andrew Kuchins, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS Cory Welt, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University Sally Blair, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy
Panelists:
Dzianis Melyantsou
Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies
Arkady Moshes
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Mitchell A. Orenstein
Johns Hopkins University
Lucan Way
University of Toronto
Moderated by:
Rodger Potocki
National Endowment for Democracy
