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WEBSuccess for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony. In the Thuringia elections held on 1 September, the pro-Russian and anti-immigrant AfD emerged as the leading party, marking its first victory in a Landtag election. The party secured 32.8% of the vote, a significant increase of 9.4…. Analyses | 2024-08-27 | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof ...
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WEBUkraine: a major government reshuffle. Russian air strikes on Kharkiv. Day 922 of the war. Success for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony. Germany: the government’s import strategy for hydrogen and its derivatives. Russia: Novatek is creating a ‘shadow fleet’ of LNG carriers. Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy ...
About us | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBAbout us. 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. At present, the OSW’s portfolio includes ...
NATO after Madrid: how much deterrence and defence on the …
WEBJul 5, 2022 · NATO’s new Strategic Concept adopted at the Madrid summit defines Russia as the most significant and direct threat to allied security and does not rule out the possibility of an attack against any of the Allies. NATO intends to strengthen its deterrence and defence posture, but there will be no revolutionary change in its military presence on the eastern flank.
The breadbasket of the world? | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Maize is the most important, grown on 5 million ha, with 35.9 million tonnes produced in 2019. Wheat was second (6.8 million ha, 28.3 million tonnes) and barley third (2.6 million ha, 8.9 million tonnes). Only 1.1 million tonnes of the remaining cereals – oats, rye, millet and sorghum – were produced in 2019.
25 years of Poland in NATO: personal reflections on the Polish …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · On 12 March 1999, after years of active diplomatic lobbying, Poland joined the ranks of NATO, the transatlantic club renowned for its unique collective defence guarantees. This process yielded success relatively quickly, even though the outcome was not a foregone conclusion, given the variety of internal and external challenges that Poland faced at that time.
The Zapad-2021 exercises. Russian strategy in practice
WEBSep 3, 2021 · The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, scheduled for 10–16 September, are the most important training programme yet undertaken held by the Russian Armed Forces and the Belarusian army which cooperates with them. As they involve as many as 200,000 soldiers, they will also be the largest military exercises conducted in …
The German ‘Brigade Lithuania’ - OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDec 22, 2023 · The German ‘Brigade Lithuania’. On 18 December in Vilnius, Boris Pistorius and Arvydas Anušauskas, the defence ministers of Germany and Lithuania, signed the so-called roadmap for the deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania (‘Brigade Lithuania’). Its headquarters will be set up in Lithuania in 2024, and most of the units will be ...
Putin’s article: ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians ...
WEB12 July 2021 saw the publication of an article by President Vladimir Putin, entitled ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians’, which had been announced on 30 June 2021 during the President’s Direct Line public conference with citizens. The text was published on the President’s official website kremlin.ru (in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian).
Turkey's economy: a story of success with an uncertain future
WEBNov 6, 2013 · The past decade has been a time of economic boom for Turkey. Between 2002 and 2007, the country's economy grew at an annual rate of 7.2%. Turkey also performed relatively well throughout the global financial crisis: after a slowdown in GDP growth to just 0.6% in 2008 and a subsequent recession (which saw a 4.6% contraction in GDP), the economy ...
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