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Analyses |
| OSWs Russian Department
The Ukrainian military action in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which began on 6 August, came as a surprise to the Kremlin and a shock to the Russian public. The military and civilian leadership, as well as the state…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Marcin Jędrysiak
Within six days of their military action, after initially encountering no serious resistance, Ukrainian forces have succeeded in occupying Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast, having advanced more than 20 km to the north and up to 10 km…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
The regional armed conflict that began with the surprise attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 has now been raging for ten months, with its scale continuing to grow. In addition to the Gaza Strip, where the retaliatory Israeli invasion is…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
On 6 August, Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border and entered the Kursk region in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts. Initially they numbered two platoons (a total of several dozen soldiers and three tanks), but the Ukrainians…
OSW Commentary |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
After many years of rapid population growth, Turkey’s demographic future hangs in the balance. The record-low birth rate in 2023 and the changing age structure indicate that Turkish society is entering a stage of ageing typical for highly…
OSW Commentary |
| Andrzej Sadecki
On 27 July 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered his annual keynote speech in Băile Tușnad, Transylvania, Romania, which was almost entirely focussed on global issues. Orbán emphasised that Europe needs to emancipate itself…
OSW Commentary |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Kamil Kłysiński
Hostile attitudes towards Belarusians in Lithuania have become more widespread as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Belarus’s involvement. This animosity has been further exacerbated by the ongoing debate in the Lithuanian…
OSW Commentary |
| Sławomir Matuszak
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a surge in Polish-Ukrainian trade, mainly due to an increase in Polish exports which grew by more than 80% between 2021 and 2023. Poland’s imports have remained at pre-war levels, with the…
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 1 August, Ankara witnessed the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. The exchange also involved Belarus, Germany, Poland, Norway, and Slovenia.