Border crime in the aspect of the hybrid war between Belarus and Poland

Abstract

This article analyzes the issues of border crime in the context of the hybridwar between Belarus and Poland. The work began with an explanation of itsgoals, hypotheses or adopted research tools. The research questions posed inthe work are also discussed here. The second chapter of the article presentsthe history of relations between Poland and Belarus. The years before theFirst World War were assumed to be the starting point for the analysis. Boththe time of the Duchy of Poland and the moment given by the sources as thebeginning of the formation of the ethnic identity of Belarusians are consideredhere. The next stage was to discuss the times of the partition of Poland andthe Second World War. The section ends with a description of the post-warperiod and the contemporary situation of Poland and Belarus. The next chapter analyzes the current events taking place on the Polish-Belarusian border.It primarily includes media reports on Belarus’ activities in the field of bringing illegal immigrants, as well as conducting political activities between Poland,the European Union, Belarus, and Russia. The analysis was completed byexamining the issue of crime on the border between Belarus and Poland. Thestudy was summarized in terms of reference to the achievements of the work,including the achievement of its goals and assumptions. The main conclusionof the research is the assessment of the conflict between the two countries,which destroys mutual relations. Unfair diplomatic steps, as well as disinformation actions, silently but effectively cause an attack on the opponent for thebenefit of the attacker.

Belarus’ Violation of International Obligations in Connection with Artificial Migration Pressure on the Belarus–European Union Border

“…Th e potential reasons for this struggle as identifi ed by Konieczny include Minsk's retaliation for EU sanctions on Russia, which also aff ected the Belarusian economy, an attempt to punish Poland for supporting free elections and recognizing the elections held in Belarus as fraudulent, and an eff ort to force EU countries to recognize Lukashenko's government in Belarus and hold peace talks. 11 It should be emphasized that migratory pressure against the EU is not a new phenomenon, but this is the fi rst time that the determination of migrants to fi nd a way to enter the territory of the EU was exploited in such a cynical manner. Th e role of the Belarusian government is important to the assessment of the events.…”