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Belarus is in the midst of a national struggle that will determine its future geopolitical orientation: the Euro-Atlantic community or Moscow. On Aug. 9, Belarus held its presidential election. In the lead-up, the nation witnessed a vast change in its political climate. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, formerly a full-time stay-at-home mother, became the main opposition candidate against Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka after her husband, opposition blogger and YouTuber Siarhei Tsikhanouski, was arrested for organizing pro-democracy protests.

Belarus has been rocked by political turmoil since the fraudulent presidential election last August. Belarusian citizens today continue to protest the election result on the streets, and authorities continue to hold political prisoners and commit human rights abuses against the protestors. So far, approximately 30,000 citizens

President Barack Obama will host Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė at the White House on August 30. This is the first such meeting at the White House since 1998. The four heads of state are expected to discuss a broad range of issues including regional security cooperation, energy security, cybersecurity, defense cooperation, the future of NATO after Afghanistan, and Russia’s role in the region. They are also expected to discuss Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.