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OSW Commentary | | Piotr Żochowski, Maria Domańska

Business under supervision – pathologies serving the system of power in Russia

The relations between Russia’s authorities and business circles are subordinated not so much to rational economic calculations as to the interests of political elites.
Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

Russia the National Guard – the internal troops join the game

President Vladimir Putin carried out a restructuring of the internal security system for the first time since 2003.
Analyses | | Piotr Szymański, Piotr Żochowski, Witold Rodkiewicz

Enforced cooperation the Finnish-Russian migration crisis

The influx of migrants to the Russian borders with Norway and Finland could not have happened without the supervision of Russian security services.
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska, Piotr Żochowski

Russophobia in the Kremlins strategy A weapon of mass destruction

Building up an image of Russophobic countries is currently instrumental in shaping a neo-imperial political identity among the Russians.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski, Piotr Żochowski

Russia Kadyrov is in conflict with the law enforcement agencies

The Kremlin is an arbiter in Kadyrov's dispute with the Russian law enforcement agencies and is thus facing a difficult dilemma.
Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski, Rafał Sadowski, Marek Menkiszak

The Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine

The Kremlin’s decision to launch a direct military intervention was apparently a reaction to the threat of the collapse of the so-called People's Republics.
Analyses | | Katarzyna Chawryło, Piotr Żochowski, Tadeusz Iwański

The conflict in the Donbas after the shooting down of the Malaysian plane

The Malaysian aircraft tragedy is not likely to lead to the end of the armed conflict in the Donbas.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski, Piotr Żochowski

Volgograd terrorist attacks in the pre-Olympic period

The escalation of violence could not only destabilise the internal situation in Russia, but also threaten the calm conduct of the Games themselves.
Analyses | | Marcin Kaczmarski, Piotr Żochowski

Russia on the missile shield – no prospects for agreement

Regardless of whether Russia decides to escalate the political dispute over the shield, or whether it adopts the tactic of prolonging the negotiations, the chances of modifying the shape of the MD system or preventing the deployment of…
Analyses | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Piotr Żochowski

The reaction of the Russian state to the terrorist attack on Domodedovo airport

The rescue action after the attack exposed the weaknesses of the institutions responsible for ensuring the security of the state; this has brought forth hitherto unprecedented criticism from President Dmitri Medvedev. The President's…