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OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska

Rebuilding Germanys air defence capabilities on the eve of crucial decisions

As NATO has returned its focus to collective defence since 2014, very short, short-range and medium-range surface-based air defence has become a desirable capability. 
OSW Commentary | | Marta Szpala

A new opening in relations between the EU and the Western Balkans

The EU-Western Balkans summit held on 17 May in Sofia is one example of the EU’s increasing interest in the Balkan states which aspire to membership.
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Szymański

Overstretched Denmarks security policy and armed forces in light of the new Defence Agreement

In January 2018, Denmark adopted a new Defence Agreement for 2018–2023 – a cross-party strategy for the development of the Danish armed forces.
OSW Commentary | | Michał Bogusz, Jakub Jakóbowski

High on the party low on the state A quantum leap in the process of Chinas reconstruction

At its annual session in March 2018, the National People’s Congress approved a series of changes to the structure and organisation of the Central People’s Government.
OSW Commentary | | Marek Menkiszak

A test of strength The escalation of the crisis in Russian-American relations

On 6 April, the Trump administration introduced additional, more severe sanctions against Russia, covering 24 people and 14 companies. 
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Tadeusz Iwański

From vassalisation to emancipation Ukrainian-Russian gas co-operation has been revised

The awards by the Arbitral Tribunal have radically changed the model of Ukrainian-Russian gas relations.
Point of View | | Justyna Gotkowska

The trouble with PESCO. The mirages of European defence

The creation of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in December 2017 crowned the series of recent debates and actions aimed at strengthening the common security and defence policy of the EU.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

Is the crisis over The economic situation in Belarus after two years of recession

In 2017, Belarus’s GDP went up 2.4%, the first positive result since 2014. 
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz A Olszański

The beginning of the celebrations of the centenary of Ukraines independence

January 2018 saw the first celebrations commemorating the centenary of Ukraine’s fight for independence (1917–1921). 
OSW Commentary | | Tomasz Piechal

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast new times old rules

The war in Donbass and the loss of control over part of the country’s industrialised areas resulted in the significance of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast increasing for Ukraine.