Events continue to move at a lightning pace in Belarus. The country has been gripped by a pro-democracy uprising since Aug. 9, when a deeply flawed presidential election sparked nationwide protests against the dictatorial rule of five-term President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The unprecedented scale of these protests initially overwhelmed the Lukashenko regime and looked set to produce a historic victory for the diverse forces of the country’s democratic opposition. However, a lack of coordination between the different elements within the protest movement now leaves it vulnerable to the divide and conquer tactics of the authorities. This places the ultimate outcome of the crisis in doubt.
