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OSW Studies | | Miryna Kutysz, Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania Latvia and Estonias aspirations to integrate with NATO and the EU in the context of these countries relations with Russia

Membership of NATO and the EU is apriority of the foreign policies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The main stimulus that drives these membership aspirations is the will to ensure the security of these countries and to ultimately…
OSW Studies | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Ukraine and Russia mutual relations and the conditions that determine them

Among all of the countries that border Ukraine, the Russian Federation is its most important partner. Ukraine·s relations with Moscow are the key issue of its foreign policy to such an extent that each option of the Ukrainian foreign…
OSW Studies | | Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga

The Republic of Belarus or the Belarussian republic

Belarus has not broken off its bonds with Moscow after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Throughout the whole period of the Belarussian independence we can observe the country·s strong political, economic and military dependence on Russia…
OSW Studies | | Marek Menkiszak

Putin the first year

A year has passed since Vladimir Putin was sworn in as President of the Russian Federation on 7 May 2000, five months after taking over the duties of head of state from Boris Yeltsin. This prompts our attempt at a certain summing-up of the…
OSW Studies | | Bartosz Cichocki, Andrzej Wilk, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

The Kaliningrad Oblast in the context of EU enlargement

Last year Kaliningrad became the subject of an international debate involving first of all the European Union, Russia, the USA, and the countries bordering the enclave, Poland and Lithuania. Such keen interest in a small region of less…
OSW Studies | | Krzysztof Strachota

New Regional In-Security System in Central Asia

The basic reason why the Central Asian states are compelled to participate in building regional order with the help of Russia is the threat posed by the activities of fundamentalist Islamic movements. The most serious manifestations of…
OSW Studies | | Anna Wołowska

Caspian oil and gas the facts at the end of the year 2000

Caspian stocks of energy resources are not, and most probably will not be, of any great significance on the world scale. Nevertheless it is the Caspian region which will have the opportunity to become an oil exporter which will reduce the…
OSW Studies | | Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

Russian Gas Industry - Current Condition and Prospects

The current condition of the gas industry is one of the most crucial factors influencing the Russian state·s functioning, internal situation and international position. Not only is gas the principal energy resource in Russia, it also…