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Analyses | | Michał Kucharski

New government in Kosovo the end of the political crisis

On 11 February, at its first session following the December parliamentary elections, the Assembly of Kosovo passed a vote of confidence in the new cabinet, headed by Albin Kurti, leader of the victorious left-wing Self-Determination (Alb.…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Ukrainian counterattacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Day 1455 of the war

Analyses | | Michał Bogusz

The party needs an enemy China and the conservatives victory in Japan

The scale of the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) victory in Japan’s snap election to the House of Representatives (the lower house of parliament) was unprecedented in post-war Japanese history and took China’s leaders by surprise. However…
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Tashievs dismissal a political earthquake in Kyrgyzstan

On 10 February, the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, issued a decree removing Kamchybek Tashiev – de facto the second most powerful figure in the state – from his post as head of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB).…
Analyses | | Piotr Szymański

Arctic Sentry NATO strengthens its polar flank

On 11 February, Allied Command Operations launched NATO’s enhanced multi-domain Vigilance Activity (eVA) on the northern flank – Arctic Sentry. It will cover areas of the European Arctic, namely the High North, and the non-European Arctic…
OSW Commentary | | Ilona Gizińska

Sky-high ambitions of the Orbán government Budapests air cargo boom

In recent years, Hungary has seen significant growth in air freight. In 2024, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled nearly 300,000 tonnes of cargo, recording an annual increase of 50% and establishing itself as one of the key…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

A greater US presence in the Caucasus Vice President Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan

On 9–10 February, US Vice President J.D. Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Yerevan, he signed an agreement with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, enabling US investment in this sector of…
Analyses | | Adam Michalski

Turkey and the EU renewed efforts in a complex web of disputes

On 6 February 2026, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, arrived in Ankara, where she met the Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, among other officials. During the…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Russians cut off from the Starlink system Day 1448 of the war

Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Ukrainian attacks on the CPC oil pipeline outlook for Kazakhstans oil sector

Kazakhstan’s oil sector is facing a serious crisis due to reduced throughput of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), caused by Ukrainian drone attacks in November 2025 and January of this year. The CPC pipeline transports about 1% of…