by Andrej Martirosjan Freedom of Speech in Russia: Russian media The freedom of the Russian media is currently a very frequent and important topic especially in the West. Given that to many it appears that Russia is basically waging an “information war” against the West, on topics including, for instance, the Ukrainian crisis, this is understandable. … Continue reading
In a society forever taxed by further regulation, further opportunities for the state to remove rights from its citizens, this is only a small step, but it joins many others in the march towards societal control. Continue reading
I can guarantee that almost no-one in the Western World has thought to themselves, on commencing whatever the local variant on a ‘Netflix and Chill’ is, “I should settle down and watch something Lithuanian today. To be perfectly honest, I doubt if any regular Lithuanians choose to watch those movies as well. Sometimes you just … Continue reading
What is Belarus? A small state bordering Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia, known mostly for its president and its Nobel laureate (both the only ones in the country’s sovereign history). Not quite an exhaustive description, but at least we are sure that this is a country. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the … Continue reading
New East Platform Weekly Roundup The NEP team share some Eastern European news stories that have caught their eye this week: Eastern European leaders caution against Nord Stream 2 at EU summit: http://goo.gl/BFJcn9 James Neuger, Jonathan Stearns and Bloomberg, writing for the Chicago Tribune, report that Eastern European leaders scored ‘political points against German plans to … Continue reading
Flavia Munteanu, the NEP’s founder and CEO, spoke at One Young World 2015 in Bangkok, during the Leadership and Governance Plenary session. She commented: “It has been an absolute privilege to speak about corruption in Moldova and the work I’ve carried out through New East Platform at One Young World. Special thanks goes to Melanie York and … Continue reading
Alisher Usmanov is an Uzbek-born Russian businessman. He owns, or has a majority stake in, ventures ranging from a huge steel conglomerate in Russia, to rapidly expanding internet companies in Silicon Valley, an English football club, newspapers and televisions in Russia, and goodness knows what else. He’s received awards from the Russian government for his … Continue reading
