{"podcast":{"title":"Horns of a Dilemma","slug":"horns-of-a-dilemma-697116","podcast_index_feed_id":697116,"rss_url":"https://hornsofadilemma.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://tnsr.org/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/3/9/c/639cb6edf8954b4be55e3c100dce7605/Horns_of_a_Dilemma_Updated_6.20.22.jpg","author":"Texas National Security Review","episode_count":311,"summary":"Brought to you by the Texas National Security Review, this podcast features lectures, interviews, and panel discussions at The University of Texas at Austin.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T08:21:51.782412+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116"},"episode":{"title":"Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Battle for Belarus","slug":"sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-s-battle-for-belarus","published_at":"2026-09-15T16:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-s-battle-for-belarus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116","url":"https://hornsofadilemma.libsyn.com/sviatlana-tsikhanouskayas-battle-for-belarus","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/hornsofadilemma/Sviatlana_Tsikhanouskayas_Battle_for_Belarus.m4a?dest-id=662418","summary":"Recorded at the Aspen Security Forum, TNSR Executive Editor Dr. Ryan Vest and Kennan Institute Director Dr. Michael Kimmage sit down with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus and head of the United Transitional Cabinet. Tsikhanouskaya details her transformation from a political outsider into the leader of the country's democratic forces following the contested 2020 presidential election. The conversation examines the distinction between the Lukashenko regime and the anti-war stance of the Belarusian public, the deepening political and military integration between Belarus and Russia, diplomatic tracks for releasing political prisoners, and why democratic transition in Belarus is critical to NATO's eastern flank and broader European security. Guest: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | President-elect of Belarus, head of the United Transitional Cabinet, and leader of the country's democratic movement Hosts: Dr. Ryan Vest | Executive Editor of the Texas National Security Review (TNSR) Dr. Michael Kimmage | Director of the Kennan Institute and collaborator with TNSR","meta_description":"Recorded at the Aspen Security Forum, TNSR Executive Editor Dr. Ryan Vest and Kennan Institute Director Dr. Michael Kimmage sit down with Sviatlana Tsikha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1684,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/episodes/sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-s-battle-for-belarus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-s-battle-for-belarus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}