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OSW Studies | | Maria Domańska

Crisis in Russia The degradation of the model of economic governance

The present economic crisis in Russia is conditioned above all by political factors. The crisis is proof of a serious dysfunction of the model of economic governance which is subordinated to the government elite’s individual interests.…
OSW Studies | | Jan Strzelecki

Painful adaptation The social consequences of the crisis in Russia

The Russian economy has experienced what has proven to be the most painful crisis for society since Vladimir Putin became President of the Russian Federation for the first time. The crisis has worsened the financial situation of all…
OSW Report | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Islamic State in Germany Germans in Islamic State Germanys homegrown jihadists

Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, around 810 individuals from Germany have travelled to the Middle East to support Islamic terror groups.
OSW Report | | Marek Menkiszak, Jan Strzelecki, Piotr Żochowski, Andrzej Wilk, Maria Domańska, Iwona Wiśniewska

Kaliningrad Oblast 2016 The society economy and army

Moscow has been developing a new model of governance for Kaliningrad Oblast in 2016. The changes in the regional government (the governance of the oblast was entrusted to people sent from Moscow and had no links with the region) were part…
OSW Studies | | Kamil Całus

The unfinished state 25 years of independent Moldova

The Republic of Moldova is an exceptional state. It was the only Soviet republic to proclaim independence, on 27 August 1991, in order to become part of another state, i.e. Romania, rather than building its own independent political future…
OSW Studies | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

The End Of The Myth of a brot herly Belarus Russian soft power in Belarus after 2014 the background and its manifestations

The Russian narrative on Belarus changed in 2014, when Russian expert circles and the government elite essentially redefined their perception of their Belarusian ally in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and the escalation of tensions…
OSW Report | | Rafał Bajczuk

Dependence management The background of the German gas policy

Natural gas, after crude oil, is the most important energy carrier in the German economy. Over the past twenty years, natural gas has been the only conventional energy carrier to have increased its share in the German energy basket.
OSW Studies | | Jolanta Darczewska

Russias armed forces on the information war front Strategic documents

The question about the role of the armed forces in the information space is in fact a question about the role of the factor of force in the Kremlin’s policy.
OSW Report | | Konrad Popławski

The role of Central Europe in the German economy The political consequences

The latest results from the Visegrád Group states show them to be Germany’s most important trading partner.
OSW Studies | | Marcin Kaczmarski

An essential partner in the background Europe in Chinas policy during the rule of Xi Jinping

Chinese elites do not treat Europe as an equal partner and are convinced that China holds the upper hand over Europe.