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Point of View | | Marek Menkiszak

A strategic continuation a tactical change. Russia’s European security policy

The overriding goals of Russia’s European security policy have remained unaltered: strategic control of the post-Soviet area, the existence of a security buffer zone in Central Europe and the transformation of the existing NATO-based…
Point of View | | Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski

Frustration and hope. Slovakia after Kuciak's murder

Slovakia is going through a period of important social and economic changes. The murder of the investigative journalist Ján Kuciak in February 2018 activated a significant part of the public, which led to the largest anti-government…
Point of View | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Excess cultural baggage. Social mobilisation in an authoritarian Russia

In contemporary Russia, the traditional socio-political culture has left a legacy of conviction that the political leadership, headed by the president, is the only body empowered to act, capable of making decisions and entitled to make…
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

Between overt disinformation and covert practice. The Russian special services’ game

It is generally believed that one sign that the secret services are doing their job well is media silence. In this respect, Russia is a special case: the services receive an excess of media coverage, which is part of the country’s…