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Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 28 October, two days after the parliamentary election (see ‘The fourth term of Georgian Dream: a questionable victory’), protestors took to the streets in Tbilisi, demanding accountability for alleged electoral fraud and supporting the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 27 October, parliamentary and local elections were held in Uzbekistan. The ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party won the election for the Legislative Chamber, the lower house of parliament, with 34.7% of the vote, securing 64 out…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 18–19 August, Vladimir Putin paid his first state visit to Baku. Official statements published by Russia and Azerbaijan emphasised the “friendly and allied” nature of their relationship, mutual respect for their territorial integrity,…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 26 May, the anti-government protests in Armenia which have lasted for over two weeks, reached their peak. At the forefront of the protests is Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 15 April, the Georgian parliament resumed proceedings on the controversial law entitled ‘On the transparency of foreign influence’ (the so-called law on ‘foreign agents’ which is modelled on Russian law, and targets independent media…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk
On 17 April, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has begun the complete withdrawal of its peace-keeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh (now part of the territory of Azerbaijan, but which until…
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota
The attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk on 22 March which claimed the lives of 139 individuals was another spectacular terrorist attack carried out by Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) in recent months.[1] The previous attacks…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
Following a rapid military operation on 19–20 September, Azerbaijan smashed the forces of the internationally unrecognised Armenian Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. This led to the de facto dismantling of the parastate’s structures, which its…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
At noon on 19 September, Azerbaijan launched a ‘local anti-terrorist operation’ against the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; this took the form of massive air and artillery attacks on military installations in the para-state,…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
A wide-ranging amendment to Uzbekistan’s constitution came into effect on 1 May. It was adopted on the basis of a referendum held the day before, with the support of 90.12% of voters and a turnout of 84.5%. the poll passed off peacefully,…