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OSW Commentary |
| Łukasz Maślanka, Piotr Szymański
NATO and the EU, Europe’s two most important security institutions, are currently pursuing their second round of efforts within the past decade to enhance the crisis resilience of states and societies. The first followed Russia’s…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański
On 28 January, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. Her diplomatic tour was preceded by…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański
On 14 January, a summit of NATO member states from the Baltic Sea region was held in Helsinki, attended by the NATO Secretary General and a Vice President of the European Commission. Other participants included the prime ministers of…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański, Jacek Tarociński
On 17 December, the Swedish parliament adopted the country’s defence resolution for 2025–2030. This is the first document to outline the primary directions for military cooperation and the development of Sweden’s defence capabilities in…
OSW Commentary |
| Piotr Szymański
The Nordic and Baltic region is currently experiencing a significant expansion of conscription and reserve forces. In addition to accelerated military modernisation and the reinforcement of NATO’s north-eastern flank, enhancing…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Piotr Szymański
On 17 August, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper (FAS) published information regarding the German government’s decision not to increase military support for Ukraine in excess of the funds which have been earmarked in this…
OSW Commentary |
| Robert Pszczel, Piotr Szymański
Three themes were dominant at the NATO Summit in Washington (9–11 July): the reinforcement of allied deterrence and defence, support for Ukraine, and cooperation with the partners in the Indo-Pacific. NATO continues to adapt its command…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański, Filip Rudnik
On 16 June, Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that Copenhagen had assembled a coalition of countries to evaluate the possibility of introducing new restrictions against the ‘shadow fleet’ in the Baltic Sea. These…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Piotr Szymański
On 12 June, the German defence minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) presented a plan to introduce a ‘new military service’. According to the plan, German male and female citizens will receive a questionnaire at the age of 18 to assess their…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański, Jacek Tarociński
On 30 April, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s government (a coalition of the Social Democrats, the liberal Venstre party and the Moderates) and the majority of the opposition reached a landmark cross-party defence agreement to raise…