Alexandra St John Murphy
Alexandra St John Murphy is a Minsk-based analyst on Eastern Europe with a focus on Belarus and the EaP region. She is a visiting fellow with the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations and previously worked as a research assistant at the Estonian Centre of Eastern Partnership. Ms. St John Murphy holds a Double MA from the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the University of Tartu, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Glasgow.
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Articles by Alexandra St John Murphy
The Geopolitical Link Between the Baltic and Black Seas: Belarus and the Strategic E40 Waterway
Executive Summary The proposed E40 Waterway would connect the Baltic and Black seas, from the Port of Gdańsk, in Poland, to the Port of Kherson, in Ukraine, running through Belarus....
Repercussions of the Internet Shutdown on the Belarusian IT Sector
Internet connectivity in Belarus saw significant disruption following the country’s presidential election on Sunday, August 9. The shutdown is widely believed to be a state-sanctioned effort to reduce the effectiveness...
The Astravets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus Is Nearing Completion
On May 25, the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), in Belarus, finished receiving nuclear fuel for the initial load of its first reactor (Belta, May 25). These nuclear rods, delivered...
The E40 Waterway: The Polish Dimension
The E40 Waterway is a proposed 2,000-kilometer inland shipping route that, if completed, would connect the Baltic with the Black Sea and run through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine (Minskdialogue.by, April...