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OSW Report | | Andrzej Sadecki, Tadeusz Iwański, Jakub Groszkowski

A neighbour discovered anew The Czech Republic Slovakia and Hungarys relations with Ukraine

The Ukrainian-Russian war has prompted Bratislava, Prague and Budapest to take a new look at their eastern neighbourhood. Cooperation with Ukraine is gaining momentum, although relations with Russia are still the top priority for the Czech…
OSW Studies | | Andrzej Wilk

The best army Ukraine has ever had Changes in Ukraines armed forces since the Russian aggression

The war in the Donbas shaped the Ukrainian army. It helped its soldiers gain awareness and motivation. It also forced the administration of the Ukrainian ministry of defence and the government to adapt the structure – for the first time…
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

A region with special needs The Russian Far East in Moscows policy

Although in the 1990s the Russian Far East was not an important region in Russian central government’s internal policy, when Vladimir Putin assumed the presidency it was declared strategically significant.
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska, Piotr Żochowski

Active measures Russias key export

The remarks presented in this paper show the complexity and multi-dimensionality of the techniques referred to as ‘active measures’. The renaissance of this question currently observable today has called their role in causing crises into…
OSW Report | | Wojciech Konończuk

The never-ending collapse The state of the Ukrainian oil sector

The oil industry does not play a major role in the Ukrainian energy sector and has smaller economic and political significance than the gas, coal and nuclear sectors. The issues linked to the Ukrainian fuel sector are rarely given…
Point of View | | Jakub Jakóbowski

The drifting of Chinas reforms Economic policy during Xi Jinpings first term

The slackening pace of important economic reforms, as well as the stimulus measures taken in response to the 2008 crisis to boost investments, have all led to a huge build-up of debt and created imbalances in the Chinese economy, including…
OSW Studies | | Szymon Kardaś

At crossroads Current problems of Russias gas sector

The Russian gas sector has found itself in a difficult situation. The mounting challenges and problems are primarily the consequence of the sector’s politicisation, the growing rivalry between Gazprom and the so-called independent gas…
OSW Studies | | Piotr Szymański, Justyna Gotkowska

Between co-operation and membership Sweden and Finlands relations with NATO

Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO would significantly improve the level of security in the Baltic Sea region in the long-term by changing the politico-military imbalance that is currently in Russia’s favour. However, it is unlikely…
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.…
Point of View | | Marek Menkiszak

Russias best enemy Russian policy towards the United States in Putins era

Relations between Russia and the United States are characterised by an asymmetry against Russia, whose expectations vis-à-vis the US remain unmet. The dynamics of Russia’s policy towards the US in the last sixteen years has been one of…