A systematic review of the Belarus' economic and political relations with developing countries in 2016. Further stagnation in the diplomatic contacts with developing countries is defined as one of the most important trends.

In 2014 Poland–Belarus relations received a new impetus after three years of having a cold relationship The EAST researcher Andrei Yeliseyeu's report reviews developments in bilateral relations between Poland and Belarus since then.

Lukashenka seeks for an optimal level of repressions, high enough to discourage Belarusians from protesting and low enough for the EU to continue a gradual rapprochement with Minsk.

Belarus lags behind the other EaP countries, both in its links with the EU and in its approximation to EU standards. However, despite a lack of formal contractual relations with the EU and illiberal domestic policies, Belarus still exposes some potential for Europeanization.