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OSW Commentary | | Lidia Gibadło, Justyna Gotkowska

Germanys first national security strategy the minimal consensus

On 14 June 2023, the German government adopted the country’s first ever national security strategy entitled ‘Integrated Security for Germany’. The strategy is guided by an ambitious comprehensive approach which emphasises the need to boost…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

Too green too fast too dear The AfD is gaining popularity in Germany

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…
OSW Commentary | | Sławomir Matuszak

Ukrainian oligarchs and their businesses their fading importance

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…
OSW Commentary | | Jacek Tarociński, Andrzej Wilk

Arms deliveries to Ukraine crossing the red lines

The scale of the military support that the West has been providing to Ukraine is unprecedented. Both the type of supplies of arms & military equipment and the needs of Ukrainian Armed Forces have been evolving during the course of the…
OSW Commentary | | Filip Rudnik

Unfulfilled ambitions Russias LNG sector in the grip of sanctions

The technological sanctions which the West has imposed on Russia’s LNG sector have drastically reduced the opportunities for the industry’s expansion, and made it less likely that Russia can increase its share on the global LNG market.…