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The quote says that Belarus is governed in a highly concentrated way, with power centered in the presidency rather than being limited by institutions. It argues that there are no effective restraints on executive authority or legal accountability.
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Originally said in English.
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About Anne Applebaum
American journalist, historian and foreign-policy commentator
Anne Elizabeth Applebaum is an American journalist, historian, and foreign-policy commentator. She has worked on the politics and history of Europe, and in 2013 became a Polish citizen. She is known for writing about Communism and the growth of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. Her work often focuses on the region’s political changes and the ideas that shaped them.
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Books by Anne Applebaum
Iron Curtain
2012
Gulag
2004
Red Famine
2018
Twilight of Democracy
2020
Between East and West
1994