The Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) was created by leading Belarusian experts, journalists, and public figures, to establish a platform for a dialogue inside the Belarusian analytical community and between the expert community, the society, and the international community. By promoting a dialogue, BISS aims to generate positive alternative scenarios of the political, economic, and social transformation of the country, and discover ways of enhancing competitiveness of Belarus and providing a better quality of life to the Belarusian citizens.