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| Wojciech Górecki
On 20 November, the incumbent head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won early presidential elections in Kazakhstan. According to official data, he won 81.3% of the vote, defeating five other candidates, persons who were largely unknown to…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On September 14 at 6 p.m. CET, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a ceasefire that brought an end to the intense fighting that had begun two days earlier. So far, the ceasefire has been observed, although the situation in the conflict area…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
During the night of 12-13 September, local clashes broke out along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenian positions using artillery, mortars and drones, in locations including the vicinity of…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 31 August in Brussels, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (together with President of the European Council, Charles Michel) discussed the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
In the last week, the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area has further escalated. On 3 August, an Azerbaijani soldier was killed in an exchange of fire; two soldiers from the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic also died (…
OSW Commentary |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 5 June Kazakhstan held a constitutional referendum. Almost 80% of the voters (on a turnout of 68%) supported the adoption of a package of amendments that covered more than a third of the articles of the Basic Law (a total of 56…
OSW Commentary |
| Wojciech Górecki
Georgia’s reaction to the war in Ukraine can be called ambivalent. Although Tbilisi condemned the aggression, it has not joined the anti-Russian sanctions. Indeed, according to Kyiv, Georgia has been violating them and allowing Russia to…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 13 April, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said during his speech at the National Assembly (parliament) that his government was planning to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan soon, as “the peace agenda has no alternative for…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 24 March, Azerbaijani forces entered the village of Farrukh (Armenian Parukh), located on the border of Nagorno-Karabakh and the former so-called occupied territories (which came under Baku’s control after the 2020 war), northwest of…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
Early presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 March. Serdar Berdimuhamedow, the deputy prime minister and the son of the outgoing head of state, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, was the victor, obtaining around 73% of the vote…