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Analyses | | Jan Nowinowski

Protests in Serbia the government and its opponents close ranks

Since the beginning of 2026, attempts have intensified to remobilise the Serbian student movement – the driving force behind the mass demonstrations that erupted following the construction disaster at the Novi Sad railway station on 1…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania towards the normalisation of relations with China

On 19 February, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, held consultations with government representatives concerning the normalisation of relations with China. A serious crisis in bilateral relations arose in 2021, following the…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński

No breakthrough as planned the current state of Russia-Belarus integration

On 26 February, Moscow hosted a further meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, a format for regular meetings between the leaders of Russia and Belarus, together with their respective government delegations. On this…
OSW Commentary | | Ilona Gizińska

OSW update Hungary election no 2

The parliamentary elections on 12 April will test the functioning of Hungary’s electoral system in unprecedented political circumstances, with opinion polls indicating that a single opposition party – TISZA – has a lead over the…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

The Russians are advancing towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk Day 1462 of the war

OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Year four of the war the front stabilises negotiations stall

Ukraine has survived the fourth, and arguably most difficult, year of the war. Russian forces maintained the initiative and made battlefield advances, but failed to achieve any significant operational gains or to secure a strategic…
OSW Commentary | | Marek Menkiszak

Sometimes it is better not to talk Pitfalls of potential dialogue between Europe and Russia

In recent weeks, discussions have intensified regarding the possible resumption of dialogue – including at the highest political level – between the European Union, its Member States, and the Russian Federation. This debate has unfolded in…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany and the ETS yes to softening no to dismantling

During the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for changes to the EU Emissions Trading System in unusually strong terms. His remarks resonated widely across Europe and were interpreted as calling…
Analyses | | Kacper Sienicki

Sanctions against Lukashenka A shift in Ukraines policy towards Belarus

On 18 February, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Alyaksandr Lukashenka owing to Belarus’s growing involvement in supporting Russia’s war effort and circumventing the sanctions regime.
Analyses | | Michał Kucharski

New government in Kosovo the end of the political crisis

On 11 February, at its first session following the December parliamentary elections, the Assembly of Kosovo passed a vote of confidence in the new cabinet, headed by Albin Kurti, leader of the victorious left-wing Self-Determination (Alb.…