Subject: thin body gen. Beyond the European Union’s increasingly fortified eastern border lies the continent’s blind spot – Europe’s last dictatorship. The Republic of Belarus, which slid into authoritarian rule in the mid-1990s, is amongst the academically most underinvestigated states in contemporary Europe. This article will contribute to the thin body of literature on Belarus by exploring the policies of the European Union, the continent’s self-styled bringer of peace and prosperity, towards its unknown eastern neighbour.
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