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Analyses |
| Mariusz Marszewski, Krzysztof Strachota
In a television address to the nation on 19 March, the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, unexpectedly announced his resignation from office. Nazarbayev stressed that he will remain at the head of the Security Council of…
Analyses |
| Mariusz Marszewski, Krzysztof Strachota
Russia’s ostentatious return to Uzbekistan
Analyses |
| Maciej Falkowski, Krzysztof Strachota
On 8 October parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia. A new element in the Georgian context is the appearance of slogans favouring rapprochement with Russia.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Krzysztof Strachota
The undisguised purpose of appointment of a new Prime Minister is to strengthen the government, both against internal and external challenges.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
The presidential inauguration ceremony has closed the process – ongoing since October 2012 – of transferring power from Mikheil Saakashvili and his party.
OSW Studies |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The collapse of the USSR brought about conditions conducive to the dynamic development of relations between Central Asia and China. These relations have evolved from deep mistrust to the continually growing Chinese presence primarily in…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
A presidential election was held on 18 February in Armenia. According to initial calculations from the Central Election Committee, the incumbent, Serzh Sargsyan, won the election in the first round with almost 59% support, while his main…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
1 October saw parliamentary elections in Georgia, which were unexpectedly won by the opposition Georgian Dream (GD) coalition, centred around Bidzina Ivanishvili. The election results have not been challenged by any party, which indirectly…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 18 September the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed cases of prisoners being treated brutally in the Gldani jail in Tbilisi and announced that arrests had been made and that an investigation was being launched with regard to…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
The twelfth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) took place on 6-7 June in Beijing. The summit was attended by the presidents of the organisation’s member states: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and…