BISR comment

They want to be successful, have a lot of fun and marry for love – everything about attitudes and va...

09 december 2021
Belarus today
In September, the Social and Humanitarian Research Centre of the Belarus State Economic University, on demand of by the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, held a survey among adolescents aged 14-17. What are the life goals of young people? What, in their opinion, is an indicator of success? Who is regarded as an idol? This and many other issues were raised by experts at a mee...

BISR analyst: a pool of business ambassadors is needed for a national «turn to Asia»

27 july 2021
Belarus Segodnya
"It is seen everywhere that structural and substantive formalizing of the national "turn to Asia" is gradually gaining clear shapes and is approaching the tipping point. Conceptually, the basic prerequisites and parameters of such maneuver were clearly and unambiguously outlined on July 20 by the Head of State at a meeting on foreign policy current priorities: the foreign policy strat...

View from Belarus: Tashkent Forum allowed comprehensive consideration of information security...

05 july 2021
DUNYO
In an interview with the Dunyo Information Agency Director of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, Oleg Makarov commented on the outcomes of the CIS International Expert Forum on Information Security held in Tashkent on June 29: ...

In the service of the State. What amendments are made to draft Law on Civil Service

18 may 2021
Belarus Segodnya
The draft Law on Civil Service is currently awaiting its second reading in the Parliament. Its primary task is to set the further direction of its development and to solve, in compliance with the law, the issues currently faced both by citizens in their claims to public authorities, and by civil servants in their line of duty. ...

How to turn information swords into ploughshares

05 april 2021
Belarus Segodnya
Mass destruction messengers ...

Attempts to whitewash the crimes of the Nazi and their servants in modern Belarus have no historical...

25 march 2021
Belarus Segodnya
Stigma of the Devil's Advocates The Prosecutor General's Office is about to institute criminal proceeding for the Belarusian genocide during the Great Patriotic War. Khatyn village burned together with its inhabitants, which symbolizes all burned villages in Belarus, does not forget heinous violence of the occupiers in destroying Belarusian people. ...

BISR analyst: patriotism has become a new target in recent years

23 march 2021
Belarus Segodnya
In recent years, all the "three pillars" of patriotism have been under violent attack: historical memory, identity and behavioral attitudes of the human, his will to act for the benefit of the country. This message was delivered by BISR analyst, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor Svetlana Aleinikova, at the International Conference "Historical memory and patriotis...

They love money, open to new experiences, and socially active

18 march 2021
Belarus Segodnya
The heroes of the 1970s youth were the space explorers Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova. Those born in the 1990s are seeking to act like enterprising Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian. Young people of new formation – Generation Z – have their own idols and role models, the choice of which determines their values and attitudes. Indeed, we are all very different. ...

Why young people are in no hurry to become parents: experts view

26 february 2021
Belarus Segodnya
In the mid-twentieth century, the critical threshold for having the first child was the age of 22-24. And our mothers were told they should definitely have a firstborn before 25. Today, these boundaries have shifted significantly, and by modern obstetrics standards, women aged over 35 are considered to be elderly primigravidas. But the reality is (and this is evidenced by the sociolog...

BISR analyst: it is important to increase Belarusian presence in Africa and Latin America

16 february 2021
Belarus Segodnya
Against the background of a slow-down in world economy in the post-pandemic period it is important to increase the Belarusian presence in Africa and Latin America. This was the statement expressed to BelTA by Bogdan Iodchik, analyst of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR). Belarus has long-standing business interests in Africa and Latin America. Taking into account t...

BISR: Cooperation between Belarus and Central Asian countries is a good example of fruitful cooperat...

15 february 2021
BELTA
The bilateral cooperation between Belarus and Central Asian countries is a good example of fruitful cooperation. This opinion was expressed by head of the department of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research Anton Dudarenok. "The Central Asian region today is one of the dynamic developing geostrategic zones of the planet. Experts note the formation of an integrated market wit...

BISR analyst: Coronavirus – the front-line hardening of healthcare

12 february 2021
BELTA
"As the President noted in his report at the VI All-Belarusian People's Assembly, the coronavirus has become a front-line hardening that will bring the health system to a new level. Over the past year, the main forces of the health system have been thrown to counter COVID-19. Some medical institutions had to limit the provision of planned care, and some departments and hospitals were ...