When: October 16, 2025, 15:00 – 16:00 (followed by a networking event)
Where: Dialogbüro Vienna (Eßlinggasse 9/6, 1010 Wien)
Language: English
Entry: free, please register here
Following increased engagement and diplomacy with the U.S. administration — alongside the release of political prisoners and lifting the sanctions — the Lukashenka’s regime is gradually emerging from isolation and hopes to begin moving toward reintegration into the global economy, diplomacy, and politics.
This shift raises pressing questions for both the democratic world and the Belarusian community:
• What challenges and opportunities does this reintegration present?
• What strategies should Austria, the united Europe, and the Belarusian democratic movement adopt in response?
• How can the liberation of political prisoners and broader societal change continue without making significant concessions to the Lukashenka regime?
• What practical solutions can be developed to navigate this evolving landscape?
This discussion will bring together key experts and policymakers, and civil-society representatives to explore these questions and outline possible approaches.
Speakers:
Moderator:
Where: Dialogbüro Vienna (Eßlinggasse 9/6, 1010 Wien)
Language: English
Entry: free, please register here
Following increased engagement and diplomacy with the U.S. administration — alongside the release of political prisoners and lifting the sanctions — the Lukashenka’s regime is gradually emerging from isolation and hopes to begin moving toward reintegration into the global economy, diplomacy, and politics.
This shift raises pressing questions for both the democratic world and the Belarusian community:
• What challenges and opportunities does this reintegration present?
• What strategies should Austria, the united Europe, and the Belarusian democratic movement adopt in response?
• How can the liberation of political prisoners and broader societal change continue without making significant concessions to the Lukashenka regime?
• What practical solutions can be developed to navigate this evolving landscape?
This discussion will bring together key experts and policymakers, and civil-society representatives to explore these questions and outline possible approaches.
Speakers:
- Artyom Shraibman — Founder of Sense Analytics, non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
- Balazs Jarabik — Founder, Minority Report
- Sebastian Schäffer — Director of The Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe
Moderator:
- Viktoryia Andrukovich — Belarusian Program Coordinator, Dialogbüro Vienna
