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Analyses |
| Marcin Popławski
In January, the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan published passenger car imports figures for 2024, revealing that, for the first time, the number of imported electric and hybrid vehicles surpassed that of internal…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
People took to the streets in numerous cities across Slovakia on 23 and 24 January. These were the largest anti-government protests since demonstrations in 2018 following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak. In the capital…
OSW Commentary |
| Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
The debt brake (Schuldenbremse) is a German constitutional rule introduced during the global financial crisis in 2009 to ensure the country’s financial stability. Under this mechanism, the annual federal deficit cannot exceed 0.35% of GDP…
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
On 24 January, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov refused to extend the employment contract of Marina Bezrukova, head of the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), contrary to the decision of the DPA’s Supervisory Board. The immediate reason cited…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
According to incomplete data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), Alyaksandr Lukashenka secured nearly 87% of the votes in the so-called presidential election on 26 January, while support for the ‘rival candidates’ – Hanna…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Kohut, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 24 January, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suspended foreign aid – including military, humanitarian, and economic assistance – administered by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID…
OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
Russian public services face chronic difficulties due to factors such as insufficient funding, staff shortages, and the country’s uneven socio-economic development. These problems have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Menkiszak
Moscow has reacted to the inauguration and the initial decisions of President Donald Trump with restraint. On the one hand, Russia has sent positive signals, including congratulations and declarations of readiness for dialogue. On the…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On 19 January, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire, brokered with the involvement of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. It consists of three phases, the first of which entails a cessation of hostilities and the gradual exchange of some…