Authors
Alexander Feduta
Habilitated Doctor of Humanities, specialist in public policy and political technologies; philologist, literary critic, and literary scholar. One of the leading creators of the Belarusian Yearbook project. Author of well-known books on Belarusian politics (including “Lukashenko: A Political Biography,” 2005). Organizer and consultant for various civil-political organizations in Belarus and neighboring countries. Former political prisoner.
Valer Karbalevich
Candidate of Historical Sciences, political analyst, commentator for ‘Radio Liberty’. Previously worked as an expert at the Strategy think tank and as a political columnist for Free News. Author of the book “Alexander Lukashenko. A Political Portrait,” published in Russian, French, and Polish. Research interests: internal and external politics of Belarus, Belarus – Russia relations, political system, and the transformation of the authoritarian regime.
Olga Evseeva
Master of Finance, financial expert. Research interests: public administration reform, assessment of government agency effectiveness, personnel management in public service, and public finance.
Tatsiana Chulitskaya
Doctor of Social Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, expert at the BIPART think tank. Research interests: authoritarian regimes, civil society, public administration, public policy, civic participation in non-democratic regimes, and Belarus studies.
Marlev Varashchuk
Independent researcher and analyst from Belarus. Research interests: public administration in Belarus’s law enforcement sector, repression, and other practices of persecution against civil society members.
Dzmitry Kukhlei
Master of political science and international economics, analyst of the Belarusian expert network ‘Nashe Mnenie’, executive director at the Institute for Development and Social Market in Belarus and Eastern Europe. Graduate of the Higher School of Public Administration (Bialystok) and the East European School of Political Studies at the Council of Europe (Strasbourg). Research interests: political institutions, local and representative bodies, regional policy.
Alexander Friedman
Dr. phil., historian, political commentator, and publicist. Research interests: history and politics of Eastern European countries (particularly the USSR and post-Soviet states), international relations in the 20th and 21st centuries, propaganda in dictatorships, the history of Israel and anti-Semitism.
Yuri Drakakhrust
Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, sociologist; journalist, political analyst. Author of the books “Accents of Freedom” (2009) and “Seven Bad Years” (2014). Specialization: analysis of political processes in Belarus, public administration, foreign policy, and expert assessments of current events.
Anton Penkovsky
Master’s degree in European interdisciplinary studies, political analyst, researcher of international relations. Advisor at the Euro-Atlantic Affairs Agency. Research interests: U. S.’ foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, U. S. – Belarus relations, sanctions policy, security and international conflicts, international politics in Eastern Europe.
Katsiaryna Lozka
PhD in Political Science, research fellow at the Royal Institute for International Relations – Egmont Institute and the European Policy Centre. Research interests: Central and Eastern Europe, EU policy towards the ‘Eastern Partnership’ countries, relations between the European Union and Belarus, mechanisms of authoritarian control, policy of violence, and everyday life under authoritarianism.
Arseny Sivitsky
MPhil., PhD candidate, international relations expert specializing in strategic studies. CEO of Sarmat AnalytiX, a political and geopolitical risks consultancy (Hong Kong). Until 2022 – Director of the Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies. Research interests: social and political philosophy, methodology of studying socio-political processes, international relations. Expert focus: international security, situational and strategic analysis of international processes, country-specific political/geopolitical and investment risks.
Henadz Korshunau
Candidate of Sociological Sciences, researcher and analyst. Senior researcher at the Center for New Ideas. Former director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2018–2020). Co-founder of the research initiative Belarusian Sociological Group, consultant to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office. Specialization: expert on socio-political processes in Belarus, media consumption, and social dynamics.
Natallia Rabava
Master of Business Administration, sociologist, expert at the BIPART think tank. Research interests: public administration, civil service, civil society, public governance, and institutional reforms.
Aliaksandr Klaskouski
Political scientist, journalist, analyst at the Belarusian independent news agency ‘Pozirk’. A professional journalist since 1979. Worked for BelaPAN News Agency for over twenty years. Research interests: domestic and foreign policy of Belarus, security, activities of Belarusian democratic forces, media, and political communications.
Mikhail Doroshevich
A researcher of the digital environment and disinformation. Editor-in-chief of FactCheck.LT. Recipient of the EaP Civil Society Fellowship 2025 program. Research interests: disinformation and propaganda in Belarusian and Eastern European media space, AI tools for civil society, digital vulnerability of exile media organizations, analysis of TikTok, YouTube, and other digital platforms.
Pavel Tereshkovich
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Belarusian ethnologist, historian, and cultural anthropologist. Since September 2025, he has served as an advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on education and science issues. Author of over 100 scientific works, one of the most significant publications being the monograph “Ethnic History of Belarus in the 19th – Early 20th Centuries.” Specialization: education policy, theories of nationalism and nation-building, ethnic history of Belarus in the 19th–20th centuries, traditional culture, and identity of Belarusians.
Andrey Laurukhin
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, researcher of education, science, philosophy, and sociology of knowledge. Academic director of the Institute for Development and Social Market in Belarus and Eastern Europe, expert at the Public Bologna Committee, and since April 2025, deputy representative of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus for national revival in education and science. Author of the textbook on philosophy “History of German philosophy: from Meister Eckhart to Johann Gottlieb Lessing” (2023) and over 100 scientific and popular science works on philosophy, psychology, sociology of knowledge, scientific, educational, and innovation policy. Academic interests: phenomenology and hermeneutics, educology, social and political theory, sociology of knowledge. Expert interests and competencies: education, science, innovation, human capital, soft power policy.
Natallia Vasilevich
PhD in Philosophy, theologian, researcher of religion and society, human rights activist. Coordinator of the initiative Christian Vision. Research interests: relations between confessions and the state in Belarus, freedom of religion and beliefs, religion in the context of the political crisis after 2020, religious actors and the war in Ukraine, mechanisms of repression, and strategies for the survival of religious communities.
Maxim Zhbankov
Candidate of Sciences in Philosophy, cultural scientist, film analyst, media activist. Creator and host of original programs on ‘Radio Liberty’ and ‘Radio Racja’ (2003–2015) and ‘Belsat’ television channel (2014–2016). Author of the books: “No Style. Belkult between Woodstock and Dazhynki” (2013), “SloMo. Home critique of cultural design” (2021), “ShockingKult. The Book of Changes” (2026). Specialization: pop culture in post-totalitarian society, post-classical patterns of creative work, cultural alternatives in an era of social crisis.
Dmitry Kruk
Master of Economics. Senior researcher at the BEROC Center for Economic Research. Director of the BISEB School of Economics and Business. Research interests: economic growth, financial systems, monetary policy, development of transition economies.
Anastasiya Luzgina
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor. Senior Researcher at the BEROC Economic Research and Outreach Center. Research interests: FinTech, digital transformation and digital business strategy; green finance and green banking, monetary policy of central banks; currency unions and optimum currency areas.
Polina Alekseeva
Candidate of Economic Sciences, independent expert. Research interests: energy, macroeconomics, integration unions.
Vadim Sekhovich
Economist, journalist, co-founder and editor of Ezhednevnik special projects in the 2000s–2010s, editor of the economics section of Belarusian Business Newspaper (BDG) in the 1990s–2000s, author of research on the history of entrepreneurship in Belarus in the 19th–21st centuries. Research interests: economy, private business, history of entrepreneurship, development of Belarusian companies and entrepreneurial practices.