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Point of View | | Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

The ENP in practice - the European Unions policy towards Russia Ukraine Belarus and Moldova one year after the publication of the Strategy Paper

Clear qualitative changes have taken place in relations between the European Union and its Eastern neighbours over the past year. The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has been playing a significant part in the context of these changes
Point of View | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Security of Russian Gas Supplies to the EU - the Qestion of Infrastructural Connections

The energy security of countries importing energy resources depends largely on the shape and quality of operational transport connections. This is particularly important in the case of natural gas supplies. Natural gas is transported…
OSW Studies | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Turkey - an energy transit corridor to the EU

The priority of Ankara's energy policy is to make Turkey an important transit corridor for energy resources transported to the EU. Turkey wishes to play an active role in the distribution and sale of gas and oil flowing across its…
OSW Studies | | Maciej Falkowski

North Caucasus the Russian Gordian knot The key problems and conflicts in the region and the effect thereof on the future of Russia

North Caucasus is the most instable part of the Russian Federation: since the early 90's, there has been going on the military conflict in Chechnya, which is gradually spilling over into the other republics of the region, terrorism seems…
OSW Studies | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Putin after re-election The Kremlins policy in Vladimir Putins second term

Vladimir Putin's first term as President was a period of submitting political, regional and economic lobbies to the Kremlin. The actions Putin has taken since being re-elected are aimed at consolidating the Kremlin's control over the…
OSW Studies | | Krzysztof Strachota

Tajikistan the trial period

Tajikistan in its present state has been built on the civil war experiences and provisions of the peace accords signed in 1997. These have had a great impact on the present form of the state, its political scene and power mechanisms.…
OSW Studies | | Grzegorz Zasada

Uzbekistan The major source of instability in Central Asia

With its geographic location, potential, ambitions and political priorities, Uzbekistan could play a leading role in Central Asia. The international community has perceived the country as the pillar of stability in the region. This…
OSW Studies | | Anna Wołowska

Kazakhstan the regional success story

Just several years ago, the position of Kazakhstan as the regional leader was not so obvious. Since the emergence of the independent republics in Central Asia, there has been rivalry for leadership between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which…
OSW Studies | | Rafał Sadowski

Cross-border Co-operation at the new Eastern Border of the European Union

The European Union's new border with Eastern European countries, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, is approximately 3000 km long. It has vital meaning for the Union in terms of security as well as for social and economic reasons. Unlike the…
OSW Studies | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Miryna Kutysz

Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia

Russians or so-called Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia pose a significant problem for both countries. Russian-speakers are a numerous minority in Latvia and Estonia, which causes deep division in these countries from the ethnical…