10 years ago Vitali Silitski passed away. His ideas live
Channel: Press Club Belarus
Date: 2021-06-11

10 years ago the prominent Belarusian political scientist Vitaly Silitski passed away. He is known for the conception of preemptive authoritarianism and ‘authoritarian international’. He was also the first director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS). In the context of post-election 2020 protests, his intellectual legacy is of special relevance.

In the special session of Expert Analytical Club, together with Silitski‘s friends and associates we discussed how does Silitski's legacy may help to approach the current political crisis in Belarus.

Keynote speakers:
Andrew Wilson, Senior Research Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), author of Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship;
Valeriya Kostyugova, editor of the Belarusian Yearbook and Nashe Mneniye
Ryhor Astapenia, director of the Chatham House Belarus Initiative, co-founder of Vitali Silitski Fellowship;
Alena Kudzko, director of the GLOBSEC Policy Institute;
Piotr Rudkoŭski, director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS).