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OSW Studies | | Wojciech Konończuk

DIFFICULT ALLY Belarus in Russias foreign policy

Belarus holds a special position in Russian policy due to its geopolitical, military and transit significance. Russia's influence and position in the entire Eastern European region largely depend on how strong Russian influence in Belarus…
OSW Studies | | Marcin Kaczmarski, Wojciech Stanisławski, Adam Balcer

Kosovo before the final decision Regulating Kosovos international status - historical  political conditions and prospects for future developments

The question of Kosovo's status is currently one of the most important issues in international politics. Since 1999, Kosovo has been an international protectorate which was created in the aftermath of the NATO intervention to stop the…
OSW Studies | | Wojciech Konończuk

The failure of integration The CIS and other international organisations in the post-Soviet area 1991-2006

Institutional integration processes in the post-Soviet area have ended in failure. It proved impossible to transform the Commonwealth of Independent States into an instrument of real co-operation, even though Russia, which was the most…
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Demographic situation in Russia

Throughout the history of Russia, periods of deep chaos have been accompanied by demographic crises. This was the case during the Time of Troubles, or Smutnoye Vremya, in the seventeenth century, and during the period of wars and…
OSW Studies | | Maciej Falkowski

Russias policy in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia

The Southern Caucasus and Central Asia are priority areas for the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Russia mainly sees its influence in both regions as an important factor determining its international stature, and as a…
OSW Studies | | Marek Menkiszak

Russia vs the European Union a strategic partnership crisis

Contrary to both parties' declarations on the development of their "strategic partnership", relations between Russia and the European Union have over recent years been in a state which could be called one of crisis. However, this does not…
OSW Studies | | Ewa Paszyc, Iwona Wiśniewska

The Russian Economy under Putin Growth Factors and Impediments to Economic Development

After a dramatic economic decline after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the financial breakdown of 1998, the Russian economy has begun to emerge from its deep crisis. The years 1999-2004 were a period of dynamic development in all…
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Review of the Economic Development in the Western Balkan States

Foreword Ten years after the end of the armed conflict, the Western Balkans are still being considered as the "land of the unsuccessful policies". Enormous financial and technical assistance transferred by the International Community has…
OSW Studies | | Joanna Konieczna

The orange revolution in Ukraine An attempt to understand the reasons

The Ukrainian society in the run-up to the 2004 presidential election was in a state which political science literature characterises as an almost "ideal" condition for an outbreak of social unrest. Growing expectations, both economic and…
OSW Studies | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Turkey - an energy transit corridor to the EU

The priority of Ankara's energy policy is to make Turkey an important transit corridor for energy resources transported to the EU. Turkey wishes to play an active role in the distribution and sale of gas and oil flowing across its…