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OSW Commentary | | Andrzej Wilk

Towards a professional army Changes to the structure of the officer cadre and the manning system of the Russian Armed Forces

The ongoing professionalisation of the Russian Armed Forces should be treated as a conscious effort which is mainly necessitated by global trends: despite the demographic changes taking place, Russia could still maintain an army with a…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

Iskanders in the Kaliningrad region regardless of the missile shield

On 25 January, quoting a source in the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet (Kaliningrad), the Interfax news agency announced the start of preparations for the deployment in Kaliningrad of short-range (up to 500 km) Iskander 9K720 ballistic…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

A significant pay increase in the Russian army

On 25 January, Russian military received their first salaries under the new payment system. The changes cover about 350,000 professional officers and NCOs, as well as privates on contract service. All ranks have received substantial…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

Ukraine will finally invest in modernising its army

On 24 January, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence presented its financial plans for 2012. According to the budget law, 16.4 billion hryvnia (US$2.04 billion) will be allocated for military purposes, an increase of 20% on last year. The…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

The Union Shield 2011 exercise testing the integration of the Belarusian and Russian armies

Between 16-22 September, the biggest joint military exercises by the Russian and Belarusian armies this year were held on testing grounds in the European part of the Russian Federation, under the codename Union Shield 2011. 12,000 soldiers…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

France and Germany are establishing a closer military co-operation with Russia

While the contract of sale of the French ships to Russia – which has been commented on by the press worldwide from the very beginning – is mainly of political significance and bears no significant impact on the condition of the Russian…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

NATO after the Lisbon summit the consequences for Central and Eastern Europe

Due to the weakening importance of the ‘open door’ policy and the crisis in the concept of partnership with states outside NATO, the long-term consequence of this summit may be a drop in the Alliance's involvement in the CIS area.
OSW Studies | | Bartosz Cichocki, Andrzej Wilk, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

The Kaliningrad Oblast in the context of EU enlargement

Last year Kaliningrad became the subject of an international debate involving first of all the European Union, Russia, the USA, and the countries bordering the enclave, Poland and Lithuania. Such keen interest in a small region of less…