Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies

Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies

Elections-2020

Presidential Elections in Belarus: An end to the 26-year-old regime?

Katsiaryna Shmatsina

A major reason for society’s discontent is that the incumbent has been in power for 26 years and plans to stay at least for one more term.

CoViD

Candidates without masks, the authorities without a heart, and COVID dissidents at headquarters

“The pandemic will become an ally of the authorities in falsifying the turnout” (Illia Dabratvor)
Elections-2020

The Surprises of 2020 Election Campaign. The politicization of society and the prospects of the protests

Experts discuss the start of the 2020 presidential election campaign.

Vadim Mojeiko
Elections-2020

New wave of political repression in Belarus. What can the West do?

VIDEO

Blogs

COVID-19 in India

How the Largest Democracy Deals with the Pandemic

Pakhi Gauba
Belarus & Austria

Pragmatism lies at the heart of the Belarus-Austrian friendship

Katsiaryna Shmatsina. Blog
Munich or Sochi? A hard choice for Lukashenka

The task of strengthening the Western vector of diplomacy is still a pending issue in Belarus’ foreign policy agenda.

Katsiaryna Shmatsina. Blog
‘Polonez’ deal and Armenia’s protest

Armenia has once again expressed its unhappiness about Belarus’s deal with Azerbaijan. But since its financial capabilities are limited, its protests are doomed to be fruitless.

Luka Jorbenadze

BISS in media

2020-08-06

12:38

Shmatsina’s interview for the Kootneeti Magazine

‘Lukashenka did not expect that the women trio would become so strong’

2020-08-03

08:45

Rudkouski's comment for the Semana Magazine (Colombia)

‘Real support for the incumbent president is within 5-25%’

2020-07-15

02:20

Rudkouski's joking post cited in a Jamestown Foundation analysis

‘Some politicians try to use elections to change the government’

2020-07-14

02:43

Shmatsina's comment for the Chilean El Mercurio

In their time the USSR and the Berlin Wall seemed eternal and immovable

2020-06-01

03:54

Rudkouski & Mojeiko's talk with Azerbaijani experts

On Economic Impact Of COVID-19, Upcoming Presidential Polls

2020-06-01

10:36

Vadim Mojeiko's comment for OpenDemocracy

'There's sheer disconnect between rulers and ruled'

2020-05-25

03:36

Katsiaryna Shmatsina for Euronews TV

'It's the time when people have a breath'

Videos

Elections-2020

New wave of political repression in Belarus. What can the West do?

2020-07-15
Elections-2020

Katsiaryna Shmatsina’s comment for Euronews TV

2020-05-25
Global

What is Russia doing in the Indian Ocean? Katsiaryna Shmatsina comments

2020-01-15
Global

BISS analyst on arms race between Russia, USA, and China

2019-09-02

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Events

2020-06-11

Today is the 9th anniversary of the death of Vitali Silitski
2020-05-11

BISS team welcome Pakhi Gauba, a new intern!
2020-04-12

BISS has become a partner of the Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"
2020-03-13

BISS and Institute for Strategic Analysis signed a Memo of Understanding
2020-03-04

March 5, 2020: A Training on the Theory of Argumentation
2020-03-03

BISS team welcome Anna Cherniak, a new intern!

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