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A Minister’s Path: Career Trajectories in Financial Governance in Belarus
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This analysis examines the career trajectories of ministers and heads of the financial bloc within the government of Belarus from 2004 to 2025. It concludes that the key factors of appointment to high positions are not only professional competencies and specialised education but also political loyalty. Career advancement within the financial sector is often accompanied by institutionalised control, including the collection of compromising information.
Read the full analysis by the Belarusian Institute for Public Administration Reform and Transformation here.
How the Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Ecosystem Exploits Conspiracy Narratives to Target Polish and Ukrainian Audiences
In Polish and Ukrainian information spaces, two conspiracy narratives keep resurfacing: “Ukropolin” and “Sorosites”. Both have been ampl...
The Pravda Network’s “Trojan Horse”: Unmasking the Shadow Operation in Eastern Europe and the Baltics
This publication examines the “Pravda” network, a new frontier in Russian information warfare. Moving beyond traditional media, it operates as a lar...
Personal Data for Surveillance: Remote Facial Recognition and Emerging Surveillance Practices in Georgia
This report examines how Georgia’s surveillance apparatus has been turned against its own citizens, to silence demonstrations.