Changes in the Baltic States' Foreign Policy towards Belarus after the 2020 Belarusian Presidential Elections

Thesis title: Changes in the Baltic States' Foreign Policy towards Belarus after the 2020 Belarusian Presidential Elections
Author: Ozolina, Alise
Thesis type: Diploma thesis
Supervisor: Rolenc, Jan Martin
Opponents: Weinfurter, Jaroslav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
2020 was a year the world was not only faced with the global pandemic due to a new deadly covid-19 virus but also with various general elections amongst several countries, one of these countries being Belarus. Long reigning president Lukashenko once again announced himself a winner with an almost 80% majority vote. This particular fact was not surprising, as this particular leader had long been found accused of rigging elections, however, what was outside the norm this time around was the attack on peaceful protesters, the media, and innocent bystanders that followed afterward. This thesis reveals the Baltic States’ response to the affair after this event triggered an avalanche of measures and counter-measures by the three countries. This study deals with a particular instance of foreign policy change in the form of the Baltic States’ decision to censor the Belarusian government after its mangled 2020 elections.
Keywords: Foreign Policy; Foreign Policy Change; Bilateral Relations; Baltic States; Latvia; Estonia; Lithuania; Belarus; Lukashenko
Thesis title: Changes in the Baltic States' Foreign Policy towards Belarus after the 2020 Belarusian Presidential Elections
Author: Ozolina, Alise
Thesis type: Diplomová práce
Supervisor: Rolenc, Jan Martin
Opponents: Weinfurter, Jaroslav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
2020 was a year the world was not only faced with the global pandemic due to a new deadly covid-19 virus but also with various general elections amongst several countries, one of these countries being Belarus. Long reigning president Lukashenko once again announced himself a winner with an almost 80% majority vote. This particular fact was not surprising, as this particular leader had long been found accused of rigging elections, however, what was outside the norm this time around was the attack on peaceful protesters, the media, and innocent bystanders that followed afterward. This thesis reveals the Baltic States’ response to the affair after this event triggered an avalanche of measures and counter-measures by the three countries. This study deals with a particular instance of foreign policy change in the form of the Baltic States’ decision to censor the Belarusian government after its mangled 2020 elections.
Keywords: Lithuania; Belarus; Foreign Policy; Bilateral Relations; Foreign Policy Change; Baltic States; Latvia; Estonia; Lukashenko

Information about study

Study programme: Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy/International and Diplomatic Studies
Type of study programme: Magisterský studijní program
Assigned degree: Ing.
Institutions assigning academic degree: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Faculty: Faculty of International Relations
Department: Department of International and Diplomatic Studies

Information on submission and defense

Date of assignment: 24. 9. 2020
Date of submission: 29. 4. 2022
Date of defense: 9. 6. 2022
Identifier in the InSIS system: https://insis.vse.cz/zp/74287/podrobnosti

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