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OSW Studies | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Ukraines Parliamentary System after the Elections

The dominant force in Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, elected in March 2002, are the deputies of "One Ukraine", a fraction of the pro-presidential centre. "One Ukraine" has refused to admit any of the opposition's representatives (either from…
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Eastern Policy of the EU the Visegrad Countries Perspective Thinking about an Eastern Dimension

After its enlargement, scheduled for 2004, the European Union will face a completely new situation at its eastern borders. This new situation calls for a new concept of the EU eastern activities, i.e. for development of the new Eastern…
Point of View | | Paweł Wołowski

Ukraine Another view

Ukraine is a difficult partner for the West, and recently, it has been perceived as an enfant terrible because of the Kolchuga affair. Western and Polish press describe Ukraine as an authoritarian regime plagued by an internal crisis or…
Point of View | | Marek Menkiszak

The Pro-Western Turn in Russias Foreign Policy Causes Consequences and Prospects

From Europe and Poland's point of view, one of the most important recent developments in international politics was the re-orientation of Russia's foreign policy. This paper aims to answer three important…
Point of View | | Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

Seven myths about Kaliningrad

Due to the integration to the European Union Poland and Lithuania intend to introduce overall visa obligation for the Russian citizens. Currently the Russians entering Poland may present at the border a voucher, an invitation, or an AB…
OSW Studies | | Iwona Wiśniewska, Ewa Paszyc

Big business in the Russian economy and politics under Putins rule

The pace of ownership transfer in the Russian economy has speeded up considerably over the last year. There has been a significant rise in the number of acquisitions of whole enterprises, and large blocks of shares in individual firms and…
OSW Studies | | Ewa Paszyc

The Russian power industry shortly before reforms

This study is an overview of the current condition and principles on which the Russian power sector has been functioning so far. This analysis has been carried out against the background of the changes that have been taking place in the…
OSW Studies | | Arkadiusz Sarna

Ukrainian metallurgy the economic link in the oligarchic power system

The growth of metallurgic production, which has continued almost without interruption since the mid-1990s, has contributed considerably to the increase in GDP which Ukraine showed in 2000, for the first time in its independent history
OSW Studies | | Marek Menkiszak

Relations between Russia and NATO before and after the 11th of September

1. A crucial issue for Russia has always been such a shaping of the European security architecture which would guarantee the possibility of its participation in decision-making in issues referring to European security, especially crisis…
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…