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OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Frymark
The popularity of the Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD) is growing, as confirmed by its second place in the latest opinion polls, putting it on a par with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SDP, and that is raising great…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Ukrainian forces are still trying to break the Russian defences in Zaporizhzhia oblast and the western part of Donetsk oblast. They are renewing attacks in the areas south of Velyka Novosilka and south and west of Orikhiv. One site of…
Analyses |
| Michał Bogusz
After months of diplomatic wrangling, Beijing has agreed to a visit by the US Secretary of State with the aim of stabilising the deteriorating US-Chinese relationship and reopening channels of communication. However, the differences…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 15 June, the Romanian parliament passed a vote of confidence in a coalition government formed by the Social Democrats (PSD) and the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) party. The new cabinet, led by the PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu,…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Jacek Tarociński, Piotr Żochowski
Over the past few days there has been a marked reduction in the intensity of fighting compared to last week. The Ukrainians are continuing to carry out reconnaissance operations along the section of the front near Orikhiv, and have not…
Analyses |
| Adam Michalski
Between 7 and 14 June, the Turkish lira lost around 9 percent of its total value against the US dollar, with its exchange rate reaching lowest levels since the Justice and Development Party took power in 2002. Over the past two years, the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 9 June, the state-owned energy company Energocom, which trades in gas and electricity in Moldova, signed the two gas supply contracts necessary to cover the country’s demand in the summer season. The agreements were signed with the…
Analyses |
| Łukasz Kobeszko
The Europe Now! Movement, a party co-founded by the new president Jakov Milatović, got 25.6% of the votes and won the snap elections to the 81-seat parliament in Montenegro on 11 June. The Together! electoral bloc came second with 23.2%…
OSW Commentary |
| Sławomir Matuszak
The longer Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine continues, the weaker the oligarchs’ influence on the country’s political and economic life becomes. They have failed to regain control over media coverage and have little to no…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Jacek Tarociński, Piotr Żochowski
Over the past four days, Ukrainian forces have continued their offensive operations on the Zaporizhzhia front. Attempts by mechanised subunits to break through the Russian defences south of Orikhiv (near the village of Robotyne) have…