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OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
On 7 October 2023, Hamas breached the Israeli security barrier, took the units of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) which were deployed there by surprise and seized control of the border region for several hours. During that time, it…
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska, Filip Rudnik
On 18 December, the Council of the European Union adopted the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia. It imposes bans on the import of Russian diamonds and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and on the export of sensitive goods to third…
Analyses |
| Marta Szpala
On 17 December 2023, Serbia held its early parliamentary and local elections in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and in 66 municipalities. As regards the parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results the ruling Serbian…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski, Jacek Tarociński
In recent days conditions for troops in eastern and southern Ukraine have been difficult. Snow or rainfall and temperatures often exceeding zero have turned fields and dirt roads into quagmires. Despite this, the invaders have continued…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor, Marta Szpala
On 14 December, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova, and to grant Georgia candidate status. Despite the threat of a veto, Hungary eventually abstained (Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left the…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 13–15 December, the Russians drove the defenders from their last positions in Marinka. The fall of the town and the defending troops’ withdrawal from its ruins (the town has been completely destroyed during the fighting) were confirmed…
Analyses |
| Michał Bogusz
Xi Jinping’s trip to Hanoi was intended to convince Vietnam to withdraw from, or at least delay, taking two foreign policy steps that would be unfavourable to China: a strategic rapprochement with the US and a deal with Manila on the South…
Analyses |
| Sebastian Płóciennik
It took almost a month for Germany’s ruling coalition to decide on how to adjust the country’s financial plans for 2024 to the ruling passed by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
OSW Commentary |
| Marta Szpala
The early parliamentary and local elections in Serbia (17 December) are a test for the system created by President Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). They are taking place in an atmosphere of strong social…
Analyses |
| Paulina Uznańska
The 24th European Union-China summit took place in Beijing on 7 December. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the EU (Presidents Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel) and China (President Xi Jinping and Premier…