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OSW Studies | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Szymon Kardaś, Kamil Kłysiński, Wojciech Konończuk

Troublesome Investment. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Astravyets

When Belarus embarked on the construction of its first nuclear power plant in Astravyets in 2012, the official objective was to significantly reduce the share played by imported Russian gas in the country’s electricity production.
OSW Studies | | Wojciech Konończuk

Russias best ally The situation of the Russian oil sector and forecast for its future

Oil is a strategic raw material for Russia and one of fundamental significance for the functioning of the state and its future. Taxes on oil production and exports are the most important source of state budget revenues which guarantee…
OSW Studies | | Wojciech Konończuk

DIFFICULT ALLY Belarus in Russias foreign policy

Belarus holds a special position in Russian policy due to its geopolitical, military and transit significance. Russia's influence and position in the entire Eastern European region largely depend on how strong Russian influence in Belarus…
OSW Studies | | Wojciech Konończuk

The failure of integration The CIS and other international organisations in the post-Soviet area 1991-2006

Institutional integration processes in the post-Soviet area have ended in failure. It proved impossible to transform the Commonwealth of Independent States into an instrument of real co-operation, even though Russia, which was the most…