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OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
For the first time in a decade, the AKP government is encountering major impediments both domestically and internationally, and the party’s image has been tarnished.
OSW Commentary |
| Andrzej Sadecki
The Visegrad Group gained a new neighbour in the European Union on 1 July 2013. Given the geographic proximity, similar level of development and a number of shared interests, Croatia could become a valuable partner in Central European…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On 30 September the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a long-awaited package of laws aimed at improving democratic standards in Turkey. The new legislation addresses a number of deficits in the Turkish democracy…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
A spokeswoman for the Russian Federal Immigration Service has announced that 190,000 Moldovan nationals were currently staying in Russian territory in violation of the immigration laws. The news concerning repressive measures towards…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
A presidential election is to be held on 9 October in Azerbaijan. Ilham Aliyev, the incumbent president, is set to win the election. The situation ahead of the election indicates that country’s political system is cemented in place:…
Analyses |
| Szymon Ananicz, Andrzej Wilk
On 26 September, Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries resolved a tender for the delivery of long-range air defence systems. The winner was China’s CPMIEC. If Turkey ultimately decides to buy the Chinese system, this will be a…
Analyses |
| Marta Szpala
A number of incidents have been seen over the past few weeks in Kosovo’s communes inhabited by the Serb minority. A Lithuanian police officer died as a consequence of firing on a column of the EU’s mission, EULEX; the family of Oliver…
OSW Commentary |
| Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga
In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up its efforts to prevent a group of former Soviet republics from tightening their relations with the European Union. The intensification of these efforts comes ahead of the upcoming Eastern Partnership…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański
In September, Ukraine’s parliament passed part of the ‘European laws’ necessary to sign the Association Agreement with the EU. The unprecedented tempo with which the regulations expected by the EU have been passed indicates that the…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
On 20-26 September, the active (military) phase of the strategic-level exercises held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, entitled ‘West 2013’, were held. The scenario and nature of the exercises leave no doubt that the Russian/…