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Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
The project was implemented quickly (the decision to build it was taken in autumn 2008, and construction started in mid-2009). However, in mid-2011, serious construction defects were revealed in the terminal, as a result of which the…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 16 March, President Dmitry Medvedev appointed a special representative for Abkhazia. This will be Alexander Tkachev, governor of Krasnodar Krai, which neighbours on Abkhazia. In turn, on 21 March, Medvedev nominated representatives…
OSW Commentary |
| Andrzej Wilk
The ongoing professionalisation of the Russian Armed Forces should be treated as a conscious effort which is mainly necessitated by global trends: despite the demographic changes taking place, Russia could still maintain an army with a…
Analyses |
| Marcin Kaczmarski
On 14 March, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed his country’s readiness to make Ulyanovsk airport available to NATO for the transit of so-called non-lethal loads (the definition of which is quite flexible, and is…
OSW Commentary |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
Today the net is an everyday tool of work, information and entertainment for 40% of Russians – the most educated, active and affluent part of the society. The spread of the internet (known in Russia as the Runet) has, in turn, brought…
Analyses |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
Vladimir Putin won in the first round of presidential elections held on 4 March, winning 63.6% of the votes, according to the Central Electoral Commission. Despite the large scale of electoral violations, Putin's victory has not been…
Analyses |
| Marcin Kaczmarski
On 27 February, Vladimir Putin published an article devoted to his plans for foreign policy. The article is primarily intended for internal consumption, and by drawing upon the syndrome of 'a fortress besieged (by the USA)', it is…
OSW Commentary |
| Ewa Paszyc
As the difficulties Gazprom has faced in recent years on the European market have multiplied[1], so more and more symptoms have appeared which may suggest that the company’s dominant position is deteriorating. The decision made by the…
Analyses |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
The Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, the clear front-runner in the upcoming presidential elections, has been presenting his electoral agenda in the press and in public speeches in recent weeks. He offered a vision of the state…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
Between 13 and 17 February the biggest clashes in eight years broke out at the administrative border between Chechnya and Dagestan in the North Caucasus in Russia.