Author: Stephen Davis

Belarus: disputed victory for ‘Sasha 3%’

Stephen Davis

There were no surprises in yesterday’s presidential election in Belarus with the ‘resounding victory’ of the incumbent, Aleksandr Lukashenko, who has been elected for the sixth time to the office of president of the former Soviet republic. While none of his previous victories could have been described as ‘free and fair’ by western standards, this […]

Is this the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin?

Stephen Davis

The end of the USSR in 1991 came as a surprise to most western observers and even to the majority of Soviet citizens. Now, nearly three decades later, the man credited with returning stability to the USSR’s successor state, the Russian Federation, appears in increasing trouble. In power since January 2000, Vladimir Putin has technically […]