Alena Poilova has a Master’s Degree in World Politics and International Relations from the University of Pavia and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the Ural Federal University. She is a project management associate at the Center for International Cooperation and Development (CICOPS) and has worked as an intern for the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). Alena’s primary interests include international affairs, human rights, global security.
Online Voting – Is It Ready for the World’s Democracies?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of countries considering using online voting is growing. In November 2020, people in the United States will vote in the presidential election and…
Trump’s Immigration Policy – Destroying the American Dream?
Since President Donald Trump took the office in 2017, the U.S. refugee resettlement program has been sharply cut. In 2018, for the first time since the establishment of the resettlement…
AI and COVID-19: A New Era of Surveillance?
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies can make a huge difference in containing the virus by warning individuals of potential contact with infected…
Russia’s Constitutional Amendments: Putin’s Eternal Stability
On 11 March 2020, the State Duma swiftly approved in the second and third reading the constitutional amendments bill submitted by Putin on 15 January. The most important amendment was…
Freedom of Press in Europe: Democracy at Risk
Press freedom, which includes the freedom and pluralism of the media as well as the right to freedom of expression, is an acknowledged human right protected by law in Europe.…