Contents
Editorial foreword
State authority
Pyotr Valuev
Presidential Administration and Security Agencies: Before and after the presidential election
Inna Romashevskaya
Five Hundred-Dollar Government
Alexandr Alessin, Andrey Volodkin
Cooperation in Arms: Building up new upon old
Andrey Kazakevich
Parliament: An ornamental element of «law-making»
Zmicier Kuhley
Local Authorities: Self-government sacrificed to liberalization
Election
Vladimir Rovdo
Presidential Campaign
Sergey Nikolyuk
Presidential Election: Sociology of electoral stability
Foreign policy
Valeria Kostyugova, Anatoly Pankovsky
Russian-Belarusian Relations: Ultimate dependence
Dzianis Melyantsou
Belarus — EU: Dialogue anticipating the elections
Andrey Fyodorov
Belarus — U.S.: From dialogue to sanctions
Kamil Klysinski
Polish-Belarusian Relations: Another crisis
Gennady Maksak
Belarus — Ukraine: New emphases — open opportunities
Vladimir Dunaev
Regional Integration in Eastern Europe
Siarhei Bohdan
Belarusian Policy in the Developing World in 2010: Cautious money-making
Society
Inna Fedotova, Vitaly Belovsky
Civil Society: Hyperactivity with a view to future performance
Yury Chausov
Party Theatrics for Political Process
Alexey Medvetsky
Media: The state’s Pyrrhic victory
Marina Sokolova
Internet and Online Media
Natallia Vasilevich
Religious sphere: In the run-up to the presidential campaign
Svetlana Matskevich
Belarusian Education: A short-term victory or a long-term loss?
Alexandr Gritsanov
Science: New goals indicate decline
Maxim Zhbankov
Culture Politics: A time of mutation
Boris Tasman
Sports: Olympic ups and doping downs
Nadezhda Yefimova
Public Opinion: Yearly dynamics and certain results
Economy
Dmitry Kruk
Macroeconomic Situation: Growth at any cost
Alexandr Mukha
Belarus’ Foreign Exchange Market and Banking System
Kiryl Hajduk
Labor Market and Social Policy: Post-crisis recovery amid presidential election
Alyona Rybkina
Energy Sector: Rent cuts
Maria Akulova
Foreign Investments: Not only lure them, but make them work
Konstantin Skuratovich
Agriculture: Growth amid poverty