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Analyses | | Marcin Popławski

Cooperation – with limits Putin in Uzbekistan

On 26–28 May, Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Vladimir Putin, who was on a state visit to what is the most populous and (next to Kazakhstan) the most important country in Central Asia. The Russian delegation included…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia the veto of the law on agents is rejected

On 28 May, the Georgian parliament rejected President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of the law entitled ‘On transparency of foreign influence’, commonly referred to as the ‘law on foreign agents’. 84 MPs representing or supporting the ruling…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota

The archbishops revolt the culmination of anti-government protests in Armenia

On 26 May, the anti-government protests in Armenia which have lasted for over two weeks, reached their peak. At the forefront of the protests is Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is the…
OSW Commentary | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska

On the trail of the grey wolf pan-Turkism in Turkeys foreign policy

Ankara’s active policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia is linked among other things with pan-Turkism, an idea which advocates the integration of the Turkic nations. It is continuously present in the political culture of the Turkish state…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia passes the law on agents the internal crisis escalates

Defying the recent mass street protests, on 14 May the Georgian parliament passed the law entitled ‘On the transparency of foreign influence’, commonly referred to as the ‘law on foreign agents’, in its third and final reading. In the 150-…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia tensions over controversial law continue to escalate

The political conflict in Georgia around the law entitled ‘On the Transparency of Foreign Influence’, which has been under consideration since mid-April, continues to escalate. The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party is determined to press…
OSW Commentary | | Marcin Popławski

Crisis as an opportunity A new stage in EU-Central Asia relations

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the European Union’s approach to Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Over the last two years, it has become more important for the EU to maintain this…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota

Drifting towards Russia an acute political crisis in Georgia

On 15 April, the Georgian parliament resumed proceedings on the controversial law entitled ‘On the transparency of foreign influence’ (the so-called law on ‘foreign agents’ which is modelled on Russian law, and targets independent media…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk

Russia is withdrawing its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh

On 17 April, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has begun the complete withdrawal of its peace-keeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh (now part of the territory of Azerbaijan, but which until…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia the foreign agent law v20 A toughening stance ahead of elections

At the beginning of April, in response to a motion tabled by the ruling Georgian Dream party (GD), Georgia’s parliament launched work on a draft law concerning “the transparency of foreign influence”. The draft states that various entities…