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Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On 6 April, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – Turkey's main opposition force – held an extraordinary congress in Ankara. In the 2024 local elections, the party secured the highest share of votes nationwide (currently enjoying the…
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Karol Wasilewski, Marek Matusiak
When Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled in December 2024, Syria entered a process of forming a new political and constitutional order. The victorious faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which formally disbanded on 29 January, and its…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On 23 March, a court ordered the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption charges, while Turkey’s Ministry of the Interior announced his dismissal from office. On the same day, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) held a…
Analyses |
| Karol Wasilewski
Turkish officials regard Donald Trump’s presidency as an attempt to transform the international order and the principles that have underpinned it since the end of the Cold War. They believe that the US President aims to reduce the costs…
Point of View |
| Łukasz Maślanka
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 provided an impulse for the development of EU security and defence policy initiatives. Member states provided significant military assistance to Kyiv, making innovative use of Common…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 3 March, US media, citing White House or Pentagon officials, reported that the US was suspending military aid to Kyiv. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on the Donald Trump administration freezing of deliveries to Ukraine…
OSW Commentary |
| Łukasz Maślanka, Piotr Szymański
NATO and the EU, Europe’s two most important security institutions, are currently pursuing their second round of efforts within the past decade to enhance the crisis resilience of states and societies. The first followed Russia’s…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On February 27, a statement from Abdullah Öcalan, the historic leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), who has been imprisoned since 1999, was read out in Istanbul. In the statement, he called on the organisation to lay down its arms…
Analyses |
| Karol Wasilewski
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Ankara on 18 February provided Turkey with an opportunity to present its stance on negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation. During a press conference, Turkish President…
OSW Commentary |
| Wojciech Konończuk
Despite advances by Russian forces, the third year of full-scale war has not seen a fundamental shift in the military situation. However, it has brought a significant political shift with Donald Trump assuming the US presidency on 20…