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Analyses | | Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga, Tadeusz Iwański, Piotr Żochowski

The farce of the referendum in the Donbas

In the immediate future, we should expect the separatists to take measures to increase control over the Donbas.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski, Piotr Żochowski

Volgograd terrorist attacks in the pre-Olympic period

The escalation of violence could not only destabilise the internal situation in Russia, but also threaten the calm conduct of the Games themselves.
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz Iwański, Piotr Żochowski

Under the veneer of decentralisation Ukraines modernisation efforts stall due to lack of local government reform

President Viktor Yanukovych and his Party of Regions have been repeating the pledge to decentralise power in Ukraine and to give local government a greater decision-making role ever since the party appeared on the Ukrainian political scene…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

Lukashenka increases the role of the power ministries

In the past two months, the President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka has taken a number of steps to strengthen and modify the role of the power ministries in managing the state and enhancing the military factor in the functioning of…
Analyses | | Marcin Kaczmarski, Piotr Żochowski

Russia on the missile shield – no prospects for agreement

Regardless of whether Russia decides to escalate the political dispute over the shield, or whether it adopts the tactic of prolonging the negotiations, the chances of modifying the shape of the MD system or preventing the deployment of…
Analyses | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Piotr Żochowski

The reaction of the Russian state to the terrorist attack on Domodedovo airport

The rescue action after the attack exposed the weaknesses of the institutions responsible for ensuring the security of the state; this has brought forth hitherto unprecedented criticism from President Dmitri Medvedev. The President's…
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Żochowski

Russias interest in the Mistral the political and military aspects

Paris has welcomed Russia's desire to embark on military cooperation; for France, the Mistral deal has become a convenient tool to prove that relations with Russia are becoming increasingly normal, and that Russia poses no threat to the…