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OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska, Piotr Szymański

The Nordic countries on Nord Stream 2 between scepticism and neutrality

Sweden, Finland and Denmark have seen a revival of the debate on the Nord Stream 2 project in recent months.
Point of View | | Marcin Kaczmarski

Silk globalisation Chinas vision of international order

The New Silk Road is China’s main foreign policy project, devised under Xi Jinping. Beijng is striving to build up durable influence in the states in its neighbourhood. At the same time, China’s view of the international order is…
Point of View | | Wojciech Konończuk

Keystone of the system Old and new oligarchs in Ukraine

More than two years after the Maidan revolution, it is fully justified to say that the oligarchic system remains a key mechanism in Ukraine’s political and economic life. The oligarchs have been able to hold on to their influence…
OSW Commentary | | Jakub Jakóbowski, Marcin Kaczmarski

The EU on granting China market economy status a compromise or a dodge

A dispute between EU and China regarding the interpretation of the conditions of Beijing’s accession to the WTO and the future of trade relations.
OSW Commentary | | Jakub Jakóbowski

Green economy or coal counter-revolution Challenges to Chinas economic reform process

Developments in the Chinese coal sector have revealed a series of fundamental challenges to the changes in China’s economic model.
OSW Commentary | | Marcin Kaczmarski, Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias Greater Eurasia and Chinas New Silk Road adaptation instead of competition

Russia has ultimately opted for the strategy of joining a stronger partner instead of choosing the strategy of counterbalancing the rising power of China.
OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska

High on reassurance low on deterrence – Germanys stance on strengthening NATOs eastern flank

Germany’s stance on strengthening NATO’s eastern flank has evolved over the last two years.
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Woyke

Cautious and rotational – US military engagement on NATOs eastern flank

The Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 put a stop to the gradual scaling down of US military engagement in Europe.
OSW Commentary | | Maciej Falkowski

From apathy to nationalist mobilisation politics makes a comeback in Armenia

The Four-Day War in Nagorno-Karabakh had a significant impact on the situation in Armenia. The country was shocked out of the political malaise.
Point of View | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Perestroika – the Nazarbayev way Crisis and reforms in Kazakhstan

Governed by an authoritarian regime Kazakhstan has been making efforts to modernise and has been searching for new development models free of Soviet legacy.