Society

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 ...

BISR analyst: Constitutional reform is our fateful choice

12 february 2021
BELTA
Constitutional reform is a fateful choice, it should be made with no haste, thoroughly and thoughtfully. This was the statement made by the analyst of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Ekaterina Rechits to BelTA as she commented on President Alexander Lukashenko's report at the VI All-Belarusian People's Assembly. ...

BISI analyst: People are interested in a strong defender state

11 february 2021
BELTA
Citizens are interested in a strong defender state but at the same time they are focused on participation, solidarity, and personal initiative. This was stated to BelTA by BISR Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor Svetlana Aleinikova. "The values of society are its mainstay, the basic foundation of development, the key mechanism in the transmission from generation ...

How Belarus-U.S. relations will change after Biden's inauguration

21 january 2021
CTV
The interest of many in Biden's inauguration in the United States is fueled not only by the inauguration ceremony itself, but also by what relations the U.S. will have with the world, the CTV "24 Hours" News reported. It is clear that it is hard to talk about something in detail. No one knows the right answer. About promoting a "democratic agenda", a separated country, and Trump's fut...

All-Belarusian People's Assembly in the status of a constitutional body – new form of public ad...

09 december 2020
Belarus Segodnya
Alexander Lukashenko's proposal to raise the status of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly to a constitutional body makes it possible to reduce many mistakes of our partners, allies and neighbors through creating a Civil Society Institute that would be able to directly express the interests and aspirations of every citizen, exercise control over state bodies and guide their developme...

What does society expect from health workers? Viewpoint of sociology

03 december 2020
Medicinsky vestnik
What do patients think about doctors and medicine? What does society expect from people in white coats today? What trends in professional community should be given special attention? We invited Svetlana Aleinikova, analyst of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, to discuss matters that are important for the medical community. Svetlana, c...

The Cynical Side Of The «Soft Power»

02 november 2020
Belarus Today
The degree of instability around the globe is only increasing. Of no exception is the post-Soviet space as evidenced by the events emerging in the Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. Against this background, Belarus has every chance to break this trend, since there is a consolidated support for the President by all the centers of power: including the power bloc, the media resour...

By its nature the Church stands above clashes and trenches

01 september 2020
Zvyazda
The events of this summer have affected all aspects of life, not leaving the religious sphere on the sidelines. Churches make special and joint prayers, representatives of different confessions and priests come forward with statements, address the state authorities, visit the detained and injured during the protests, speak to the mass media. Many statements and versions appeared in th...

BISR analyst: it is important to combine the societal need for change with the demand for stability...

29 january 2020
BELTA
It is important to combine the need for change existing in modern society with the demand for stability. This opinion was expressed during the regular meeting of the project Expert Community - "Constitutional Reform in Russia" at the BELTA press center by Valentin Starichyonok, an analyst of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR). ...

Belarusian society’s interest in elections is growing - analyst

19 november 2019
BELTA
The fact that there are no non-alternative districts at the elections to the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation indicates that the Belarusian society's interest in this political event is growing. This opinion was expressed to the BELTA correspondent by Oleg Korneev, analyst of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research. ...