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Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak

Ukraine judicial reform advances despite fraying parliamentary majority

On 16 September, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada adopted a law establishing the Specialised District Administrative Court (SOAS) and the Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal (SAAS). The bill was supported by 239 MPs, including 193 from…
Analyses | | Ilona Gizińska

Dark clouds over Paks II no approval for Hungarys state aid

On 11 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled the European Commission’s March 2017 decision approving Hungary’s provision of state aid for the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant – a project carried out…
Analyses | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska, Karol Wasilewski

Awaiting a verdict Turkish opposition under pressure

On 15 September, a court in Ankara decided to postpone proceedings concerning the general congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) until 24 October. The main opposition party had feared a ruling that could remove Özgür Özel from his…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Death of 24 civilians in Donetsk Oblast Day 1301 of the war

Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

The Belarusian regime releases 52 political prisoners – Lukashenka is playing a game with the US

On 11 September in Minsk, Alyaksandr Lukashenka hosted John Coale, the US President’s special envoy, and Christopher Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eastern European Affairs. Representatives of the Belarusian side alongside…
Analyses | | Marek Menkiszak, Katarzyna Chawryło

Weaken divide and deter the aims of Russias provocation against Poland

On the night of 9–10 September, several Russian drones entering from Ukrainian and Belarusian airspace violated Polish airspace.
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Iskander damages Ukrainian government building Day 1294 of the war

Analyses | | Jacek Tarociński, Andrzej Kohut, Piotr Szymański

Consequences of the discontinuation of the Baltic Security Initiative by the Trump administration

On 5 September, citing an anonymous White House source, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) does not envisage continued funding for the…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

The outline of the Merz doctrine Germany as a global player

On 8 September, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) opened the annual ambassadors’ conference in Berlin identifying security and the competitiveness of the Federal Republic of Germany as priorities amid the systemic conflict between liberal…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

A moderate demonstration of power – Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad-2025

The so-called active phase of the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 exercise will take place from 12 to 16 September. According to Lithuanian intelligence, 30,000 troops from both countries are expected to take part, including 8,000 stationed…