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The Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) was established in 1990 in Warsaw as a public institution. It was created to meet democratic Poland’s demand for analytical research on the processes that had occurred in the Soviet Union, and later in the states that emerged following its collapse.
Active measures. Russia’s key export - OSW Centre for Eastern …
May 30, 2017 · The remarks presented in this paper show the complexity and multi-dimensionality of the techniques referred to as ‘active measures’. The renaissance of this question currently observable today has called their role in causing crises into prominence.
Russia behind bars: the peculiarities of the Russian prison system ...
Feb 7, 2019 · Russia is among the countries with the highest number of prisoners. Hundreds of thousands of inmates are supervised by an elaborate apparatus of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). This extended system is used as a tool for exercising control over society and solidifying the system of power. At the same time, it impacts the process of how shared norms and values are being formed in ...
Winning the war with Russia (is still possible)
Oct 28, 2024 · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine aims to subjugate or destroy Ukraine, overturn the current political and security order in Europe, and fundamentally revise the global order. The conflict is systemic in nature and will continue as long as the dictatorial Putin regime operates in Moscow. Although Russia has not achieved its strategic goals, it is not giving up on its aggressive plans.
The BSW campaign against US intermediate missile systems and a …
Oct 25, 2024 · For several months, the far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been waging a campaign challenging the German government's security policy decisions. It aims to halt military support for Ukraine, initiate dialogue with Russia, and curtail Germany’s collaboration with the United States and its engagement in NATO. The BSW particularly criticises two issues directly affecting the security ...
Strength in LNG? The gas market in Turkey
Oct 1, 2024 · On 2 September, Turkish state-owned energy company BOTAŞ signed a 10-year contract with the British oil giant Shell for the annual supply of four billion cubic metres of gas to Turkey starting in January 2027. The contract also allows for the re-export of LNG from Turkey to other European countries, depending on domestic market demand.
Anna Kwiatkowska | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
The German perfect model… on credit, OSW Commentary, February 2024;. Germany, Poland, Ukraine: how can we avoid the kitsch of reconciliation?, Liberale Moderne, 30 May, 2023 What Germany does not know, New Eastern Europe, Warsaw December 2022;. Berlin’s strategic ignorance, New Eastern Europe, Warsaw June 2022; Germany radically revises its policy towards Russia, OSW, Warsaw March 2022;
Dynamic imports vs. dwindling exports. Belarus–EU trade in 2023
Mar 11, 2024 · In 2023, trade between the European Union and Belarus was characterised by a significant surplus of EU exports over imports. Sales to the Belarusian market totalled €8.1 billion, while trade in the opposite direction was almost six times lower at €1.4 billion. Belarusian exports to the EU have been declining for three years as a result of …
Massive drone attacks on Ukraine. Day 971 of the war
Oct 22, 2024 · The Russians are continuing their offensive operations towards Kurakhove. They seized more villages to the north and east of it, widening the starting base for the attack expected by the defenders, and made further advances to the south of …
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