Elections
Though the opposition to the current regime in Belarus faces a long struggle with many challenges ahead, its supporters show no signs of quitting
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September 27, 2021
Central Europe Bids Farewell to Merkel’s Schnitzel Era
Whoever is Merkel's successor, the new boss in Berlin is unlikely to be as indulgent toward the Visegrád group
September 27, 2021
Goodbye Merkel Consensus, Hello to the New Consensus
Following the German Social Democrats’ (SPD) narrow victory over the incumbent Christian Democrats (CDU), negotiations to form a government will begin.
September 27, 2021
Catalonia: Where There’s Trouble There’s Russia
The October 2017 Catalonia referendum gives a good insight into the Kremlin’s ability to identify and exploit weaknesses in democratic states.
September 17, 2021
Russia Election: Millions of Votes but Only One Outcome
This weekend (September 17-19) Russians will vote for 450 members of the Duma, the country’s lower legislative body. Although the polls for Putin’s party — United Russia — are grim, the outcome is preordained.
September 17, 2021
Putin’s Stakhanovist Election Riggers
Russia’s regime has a well-tested bag of tricks to confound the will of the people.
September 16, 2021
Watch Closely: Russia’s Dodgy Duma Election (Part 1)
The Duma’s single-member districts are critical to Putin’s party and there are growing signs of anxiety in the Kremlin.
September 16, 2021
Russia’s Dodgy Duma Election (Part 2)
How to interpret the Duma election results in detail? It will be worth watching the following districts on and after election night.
September 7, 2021
Exposure and Extradition
A belated but welcome Western response to Russia’s active measures.
August 31, 2021
What the United States Can Learn from Estonia on E-Governance
The building blocks of a seamless digital society