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Irpin, Ukraine – March 4, 2022 – Civilians rush to board a train as the sounds of battle draw closer to the city of Irpin. Image credit: Marcus Yam / Contributor, Getty Images
Nations in Transit 2022

Acknowledgements

Irpin, Ukraine – March 4, 2022 – Civilians rush to board a train as the sounds of battle draw closer to the city of Irpin. Image credit: Marcus Yam / Contributor, Getty Images

Nations in Transit evaluates the state of democracy in the region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia.

Donors

Nations in Transit 2022 was made possible through the generous support of the US Agency for International Development, the Hurford Foundation, and Lilly Endowment Inc. Freedom House is solely responsible for the report’s content.

Research and Editorial Team

Zselyke Csaky was instrumental in the production of Nations in Transit 2022. David Meijer, Shannon O’Toole, and Tyler Roylance edited the report.

Nations in Transit 2022 would not be possible without the contributions of the report’s advisers, country experts, and external reviewers.

Authors

  • Albania: Dr. Andi Hoxhaj 

  • Armenia: Anonymous 

  • Azerbaijan: Robert Denis 

  • Belarus: Hanna Hubarava and Artyom Shraibman 

  • Bosnia: Aleksandar Brezar 

  • Bulgaria: Angel Petrov 

  • Croatia: Dr. Dario Čepo 

  • Czech Republic: Albín Sybera 

  • Estonia: Dr. Liisa Talving 

  • Georgia: Nino Gozalishvili 

  • Hungary: Zsuzsanna Végh 

  • Kazakhstan: Shalkar Nurseitov

  • Kosovo: Dr. Arbëresha Loxha and Njomza Arifi 

  • Kyrgyzstan: Bermet Talant 

  • Latvia: Līga Stafecka 

  • Lithuania: Dr. Ieva Petronytė-Urbonavičienė 

  • Moldova: Denis Cenusa 

  • Montenegro: Milena Muk and Marko Sošić 

  • North Macedonia: Dr. Jovan Bliznakovski 

  • Poland: Dr. Anna Wójcik and Miłosz Wiatrowski 

  • Romania: Claudia Badulescu 

  • Russia: Dr. Margarita Zavadskaya 

  • Serbia: Nikola Burazer 

  • Slovakia: Peter Učeň 

  • Slovenia: Dr. Meta Novak 

  • Tajikistan: Anonymous 

  • Turkmenistan: Anonymous 

  • Ukraine: Dr. Yuliya Bidenko 

  • Uzbekistan: Anonymous  

For more about our authors, please see their Nations in Transit 2022 country reports.

Advisers

  • Dr. Laura L. Adams, Director for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, Pact 

  • Dr. Kristie D. Evenson, independent researcher 

  • Dr. Petra Guasti, Associate Professor of Democratic Theory, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University 

  • Dr. Maria Popova, Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University 

Irpin, Ukraine – March 4, 2022 – Civilians rush to board a train as the sounds of battle draw closer to the city of Irpin. Image credit: Marcus Yam / Contributor, Getty Images

Read the Full Report

Read the essays and review the data from our latest Nations in Transit report.

2022 NIT map capture

Explore the Map

In 2022, the number of hybrid regimes jumped to 11 within the Nations in Transit region.

Rally in support of Ukraine in Times Square following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Policy Recommendations

The struggle for democracy in the NIT region has global implications. If democracy’s defenders are to expand recognition of the value and promise of democracy, here are some steps they should take.

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