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OSW Studies | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias Middle Eastern policy. Regional ambitions, global objectives

Russia’s policy in the Middle East is part of a broader strategy aimed at creating an international order in which Russia would be protected against Western interference in its internal affairs and stand on an equal footing with the United…
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

Putins Cossacks. Folklore, business or politics?

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

The Kremlins regional policy – a year of dismissing governors

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

Putin for the fourth time No vision no hope

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

The Ulyukaev case – tension inside the Russian elite

Much seems to indicate that the Ulyukaev case is an element of the rivalry of opposing groups of interest inside the Russian ruling elite.