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Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska
Russia’s Cossacks evoke extreme opinions among observers: some see them as a marginal social phenomenon, a kind of political folklore; others as a morally and physically healthy part of the nation, a pillar of the modern paramilitary…
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska
2017 has seen a wave of dismissals of the heads of Russia’s regions – the largest in the past five years. This is linked primarily to the preparations for the presidential election.
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska
On 6 December Vladimir Putin announced that he will run in the presidential election to be held  on 18 March 2018.
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Iwona Wiśniewska
Much seems to indicate that the Ulyukaev case is an element of the rivalry of opposing groups of interest inside the Russian ruling elite.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz
Both in Germany and abroad, the commentary on the recent elections in Germany has been dominated by the analysis of the results scored by AfD.
Point of View | | Maria Domańska
The Kremlin’s foreign policy is subordinate above all to the domestic political aims of the ruling elite.
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Rudkouski
Over the past three years, a distinct change has become visible in the ideological discourse of the government of Belarus.
OSW Commentary | | Katarzyna Chawryło
Despite the fact that more than 60 years have passed since the death of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the USSR from 1922 to 1953, the memory of him remains alive. 
Point of View | | Mateusz Chudziak
The Republic of Turkey has been undergoing a thorough transformation since 2002 under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). On the ideological level this transformation entered a decisive stage after the coup of 15 July 2016…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk, Sławomir Matuszak
In September, three out of five members of the supervisory board of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest gas company, announced their resignation.