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Analyses | | Bartosz Chmielewski

Latvia border closure with Belarus emerges as an election campaign issue

On 4 August, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (the centre-right United List) overturned a decision taken by Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava (the nationalist National Alliance) on 31 July reopening the Pāternieki crossing on the…
Analyses | | Andrzej Sadecki

Drought in the Danube region deals a blow to electricity generation

Low water levels and high water temperatures in the Danube have caused serious disruption to electricity generation across Central and South-Eastern Europe. Owing to insufficient water for cooling nuclear reactors, Hungary temporarily shut…
OSW Commentary | | Miłosz Bartosiewicz

Testing the limits Russias regional budgets in wartime

In 2025, Russia’s regional budgets recorded their highest-ever deficits and levels of debt. This reflected the financial burdens imposed by the Kremlin on the regions to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the broader economic…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

Kyiv defenceless against ballistic missiles Day 1623 of the war

Analyses | | Maria Domańska

Russia The Kremlin strips political exiles of their civil rights

On 22–24 July, the Russian parliament unanimously adopted a package of laws that drastically curtails the civil rights of Russian citizens living abroad. The measures target those who have been convicted in criminal or administrative cases…
Analyses | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska

Fragmented opposition can the New Party shape the future of Turkish politics

On 24 July, a new political party, the New Party (Yeni Parti, YP), was officially launched in Ankara. It was formed following a split in the Republican People’s Party (CHP), previously Turkey’s largest opposition force, and is led by the…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

Ukrainian attacks on Russian logistics hubs Day 1616 of the war

Analyses | | Sławomir Matuszak, Konrad Popławski

Ukraine suspension of shipping to Black Sea ports and the associated risks

On 22 July, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy, Taras Vysotskyi, announced that no commercial vessel had entered Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that day. Shipowners suspended sailings over concerns about the safety of their vessels following…
Analyses | | Paulina Uznańska

China hits Europes defence industry in response to the EUs 21st sanctions package against Russia

On 24 July, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) added 14 EU entities to its export control list, effectively imposing sanctions by prohibiting the supply of dual-use goods. Two of the listed entities are from Poland: Wrocław University…
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik, Iwona Wiśniewska

The EUs twenty-first sanctions package against Russia national interests dilute the measures

The EU’s twenty-first sanctions package against Russia: national interests dilute the measures