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OSW Commentary | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Katarzyna Chawryło, Piotr Żochowski

A friend in need Russia on the protests in Belarus

Due to the dynamic and surprising development of events in Belarus, Russia’s previous tactic –weakening Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s position in order to force further integration with Russia – has had to change.
OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska

USA – Germany – NATOs eastern flank Transformation of the US military presence in Europe

At the end of July, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper announced plans to withdraw approximately 12 000 US troops from Germany. Reactions in Berlin were varied. The main narrative is that of Germany being penalised and transatlantic ties…
OSW Commentary | | Karolina Zielińska

The grand coalition government in Israel New faces of the political crisis

After three rounds of early parliamentary elections in Israel, in May 2020 a grand coalition government was sworn in. The parties that make it up belong to a block of conservative and religious groups centred on the Likud bloc of Prime…
OSW Commentary | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Iwona Wiśniewska

The environmental disaster in the Arctic Moscows neo-colonial exploitation of Russias regions

The end of May 2020 saw the biggest known environmental disaster in the Russian Arctic. The thermal power plant in Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, controlled by the Norilsk Nickel company, contaminated soil and water with more than 21,000…