In 2011 European Stability Initiative published the report Generation Facebook in Baku. Please visit the homepage of ESA for further reading about Azerbaijan and analysis about the developments in the country.
Freedom House recently released the annual report Freedom in the World – a global survey of political and civil rights. In 2011, the Arab Spring triggered progress in some countries in the Middle East. On the other hand, the uprisings provoked leaders in surrounding countries to suppress real or potential threats to their rule.
In total 12 countries showed overall improvement, while 26 countries registered net decline.
Democratic Change in Belarus: A Framework for Action
September 20th, 2011 Belarus | Countries and Regions | Eastern Europe | Free Belarus | We recommend
The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and Freedom House have presented a groundbreaking report: “Democratic Change in Belarus – A Framework for Action”. The document is based on the findings and researches of the Belarus Working Group by gathering the leading scholars, analysts, practitioners, and issue experts identifying sustainable and impactful Western strategies for supporting Belarusian civil society and dealing with “Europe’s last dictatorship.”
The ongoing political repressions and violations against human rights in Belarus has intensified the attention of the U. S. and the European Union to “Europe’s last dictatorship.” (more…)
Corruption and Hunger for Power on the Rise in Russia
March 13th, 2009 Articles | Eastern Europe | Russia | We recommend
“With the invasion of Georgia the “feel-good” policy came to an abrupt end,” Mats Johansson, MP (M) writes in a review of Anders Åslund’s book Russia’s Capitalist Revolution – Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed published by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Johansson resumes: “… if not sooner the drastic deterioration of Russia’s inner- and foreign state of affairs during the Putin reign has convinced even the most incredulous that the cold war is back on track -though, in a new version and with a new content”.
At the end of April, Anders Åslund, in cooperation with Andrew Kuchins, will publish yet another book about Russia: Russia: The Balance Sheet.c
