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Point of View | | Maciej Falkowski, Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

The Great Game around Turkmenistan

The rise of a new leader of the state of Turkmenistan – President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, who became ruler of the central Asian state after the 21-year rule of Saparmurad Niyazov, the self-proclaimed Turkmenbashi, who died on December…
OSW Report | | Wojciech Bartuzi, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Krzysztof Strachota

Abkhazia South Ossetia Nagorno-Karabakh unfrozen conflicts between Russia and the West

The Southern Caucasus is the site of three armed conflicts with separatist backgrounds, which have remained unsolved for years: the conflicts in Georgia's Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Azerbaijan's conflict…
Point of View | | Marcin Kaczmarski

An Asian alternative Russias chances of making Asia an alternative to relations with the West

Under Vladimir Putin's rule, Russia consistently and systematically expanded its activity in Asia, establishing closer political contacts with key countries in the region, rebuilding relations with former allies…
Point of View | | Wojciech Bartuzi, Krzysztof Strachota

Reintegration or Reconquest Georgias policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the context of the internal and international situation

The conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been Georgia's main security problem since the beginning of the 1990s, and, along with the Armenian-Azeri conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, have made up the main security problems in the South…
OSW Report | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

Gazproms expansion in the EU co-operation or domination

The energy sector, especially with regard to natural gas trade, is one of the key areas of co-operation between the EU and Russia. However, the character of this co-operation has given rise to increasing doubts both in Brussels and among…
OSW Report | | Adam Balcer, Wojciech Konończuk, Marek Menkiszak, Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski, Jerzy Rohoziński, Rafał Sadowski, Wojciech Tworkowski

Turkey after the start of negotiations with the European Union - foreign relations and the domestic situation PART 2

The evaluation of Turkey's standpoint and potential regarding the aforementioned issues is especially important, considering the tensions existing in Turkey's relations with the EU and the USA, as well as the West's increasing engagement…
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 Report | | Marta Jaroszewicz

Consequences of the Schengen area enlargement for the EUs Eastern European Neighbours

The present enlargement of the Schengen area will establish the foundations of Europe's geopolitical landscape for many years to come. This is why it must not be considered as a purely technical issue.
OSW Report | | Wojciech Paczyński, Rafał Sadowski, Adam Balcer

Turkey after the start of negotiations with the European Union - foreign relations and the domestic situation PART I

The start of accession negotiations between Ankara and the EU is vital for the future of both Turkey and the Union, including Poland as its member state, as well as for the geopolitical situation in Eurasia (the Black Sea region, Caucasus…
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…