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Analyses | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska, Adam Michalski

Turkey selective amnesty for PKK members

On 10 August, Turkey’s parliament passed a law establishing a legal mechanism enabling former Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants to return to civilian life. The legislation was backed by the governing camp, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’…
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik

Ukrainian attacks pose a growing problem for the Russian economy

Since mid-July, Ukrainian drones have expanded their list of targets inside the Russian Federation, striking warehouses operated by the online marketplace Wildberries. Between 18 July and 5 August, 21 facilities were attacked, killing at…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Armed drone found at Leipzig Airport

On 5 August, Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior announced that staff at Leipzig/Halle Airport had discovered a drone carrying explosives and a detonator. The device was found in the immediate vicinity of a Ukrainian Antonov…
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…
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…