OSW Centre for Eastern Studies

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The Russian army breaks through north of Pokrovsk. Day 1266 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

Relations severed between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: the prospect of a new schism
Local election in Bavaria – failure for the CSU and the SPD, a triumph for the Green Party
The Ecumenical Patriarchate recognises the independence of the Orthodox metropolis of Kiev
Armenia: the prime minister and the parliament are in bitter conflict
The consequences of disclosing the activity of Russian intelligence in Western Europe
Debate in the European Parliament on the rule of law in Romania
Parliamentary elections in Latvia: the fragmentation of the political scene
The Khashoggi case – escalating Turkish-Saudi tension

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Stack of pipes waiting to be installed at a gas well

The EU’s gas market in 2025: Russian gas, new US policy, and strategic uncertainties

Wzmożony ruch uliczny

A two-speed economy. China on the eve of a trade war

448th meeting of the Russian Federation Council

Regional elites in wartime Russia

Bridge on Neretva river

The vanishing Balkans. The region’s demographic crisis

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The costs of war are driving the economy: Russia’s economic situation in 2024

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, 29 October 2024

The resilience of the European Union and NATO in an era of multiple crises