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Tajikistan: sustainable banking for people and economy

JST Fellow Suhayli Abdulvahhobov explains how building a strong and sustainable banking system in Tajikistan can grow the economy, mitigate climate change and improve people’s lives. Suhayli works for the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), heading the banking analysis...
Belarus: “I want to unite people through education”

Belarus: “I want to unite people through education”

Belarusian students have struggled to access international educational opportunities since the regime’s repression of dissenting voices and support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. JST Fellow and political activist Lizaveta Trakhalina is working to change that. ...
Belarus: an election without an opposition

Belarus: an election without an opposition

Exiled journalist and JST Fellow Hanna Liubakova offers an analysis of the political climate in Belarus as President Lukashenka gears up for an election engineered to extend his 30-year rule. The mood in Belarus in the run-up to this month’s election is a “stark...
Moldova must defend its democratic values

Moldova must defend its democratic values

Russia’s interference in Moldova’s EU referendum and presidential election is a wake-up call we must not ignore, say JST Fellows Olimpia Gribincea and Ilie Chirtoacă. Moldova’s EU referendum delivered a shock to supporters of European integration, among them President...