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OSW Commentary |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
In Q3 2022, the economy of the Russian Federation increasingly suffered negative consequences from the sanctions imposed on Russian exports. A ban on imports of a substantial part of Russian steel and iron into the EU came into force in…
Analyses |
| Michał Bogusz
On 10 November, the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the country’s most important party body, held a meeting whose topics included ‘optimising prevention and control measures to…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 11 November the Bundestag adopted a draft amendment to the nuclear law (Atomgesetz) which allows the three nuclear power plants still in operation in Germany (Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2 and Isar 2) to continue operating until 15 April…
Analyses |
| Sebastian Płóciennik
The German government has proposed reforming the support for the long-term unemployed – currently known as “unemployment benefit II” (Arbeitslosengeld II) or Hartz IV. The new system, which is scheduled to take effect in early 2023, will…
Analyses |
| Łukasz Kobeszko
In recent weeks there has been an unexpected shift in Bulgaria’s policy with regard to the war in Ukraine. On 3 November the Bulgarian parliament, which was formed following the2 October elections, agreed to supply light weapons to Ukraine…
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski, Andrzej Wilk
On 15 November, Russia launched its most significant missile attack against Ukrainian infrastructure. The published summary of the Ukrainian Air Force Command shows that it used 96 sea- and air-based cruise missiles (Kalibr, Ch-101, Ch-555…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz, Krzysztof Nieczypor
Since September, signals from Russia that the threat of the Russian-Ukrainian war turning into a nuclear conflict have been intensifying. This might happen either through the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine or as a consequence…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 10 November, the Bundestag passed a resolution ordering a partial rerun of the 26 September, 2021 parliamentary elections. It was limited to 431 (of about 2,100) polling stations in Berlin, where significant irregularities occurred…
Analyses |
| Łukasz Kobeszko
The independent candidate Nataša Pirc Musar won the presidential election in Slovenia on 13 November with 53% of the vote. She was supported by two small extra-parliamentary parties, the Pirate Party of Slovenia (PSS) and the Young People’…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 11 November, Ukrainian subunits entered Kherson without fighting and, in the following days, continued to take control of areas abandoned by Russian troops. On 13 November, the Operational Command ‘South’ reported the de-occupation of…