Category: Blog
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Beyond the Battlefield: Why a Ukrainian Victory May Not Secure Belarus’s Democratic Future
by Katsiaryna Shmatsina As the peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war emerge, many believe that Russia’s defeat could result in the Kremlin losing its grip on neighboring countries. While Russia may be weakened by the war, it could still retain Belarus as a bargaining chip. It’s crucial for the international community to ensure that this possibility is…
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Georgia Protests: An Explainer
The former Soviet state of Georgia has been rocked by protests in the capital Tbilisi over a proposed law which critics say is a cover for increasing Russia’s hold on the country.
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DSI Director Alexander Scrivener On Sky News
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DSI Director Alexander Scrivener On BBC
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DSI Director Alexander Scrivener On Al Jazeera
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DSI director Alexander Scrivener on Al Jazeera
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State Capture by Means of Constitution: Armenian and Hungarian Cases
By Armen Grigoryan Introduction In 2012, when President Serzh Sargsyan suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary after the extradition of Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan, most Armenians’ perception that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán himself played an important, if not decisive role in the unfortunate decision to extradite the notorious axe-murderer, was quite accurate. It is a bit…
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Tsnelisi-Chorchana Crisis: Facts, Details and Chronology
By Tornike Zurabashvili The decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to set up an observation post between the village of Chorchana in the Khashuri municipality and the village of Tsnelisi in the Russian-held Tskhinvali Region/ South Ossetia in August 2019 caused weeks of crisis at the occupation line. The situation did not…
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“Armenia first”: behind the rise of Armenia’s alt-right scene
by Armen Grigoryan Armenia’s 2018 revolution may have pushed a kleptocratic regime out of power, but today the country’s conservative agenda is radicalising under new conditions.