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OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

The Turkish campaign in Germany Rising tensions between Berlin and Ankara

The three million-strong Turkish diaspora in Germany, of whom nearly a half have the right to vote, makes bilateral relations between the two countries important.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

Illusions of power and stark realities The second year of the economic crisis in Belarus

In 2016 the basic macroeconomic indicators of the Belarusian economy clearly proved that the Belarusian government failed to reverse the negative trends.
OSW Studies | | Piotr Szymański, Justyna Gotkowska

Between co-operation and membership Sweden and Finlands relations with NATO

Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO would significantly improve the level of security in the Baltic Sea region in the long-term by changing the politico-military imbalance that is currently in Russia’s favour. However, it is unlikely…
OSW Studies | | Maria Domańska

Crisis in Russia The degradation of the model of economic governance

The present economic crisis in Russia is conditioned above all by political factors. The crisis is proof of a serious dysfunction of the model of economic governance which is subordinated to the government elite’s individual interests.…
OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska

Germanys security policy and the Trump administration modified rhetoric and moderate commitments

The new administration of President Donald Trump is pushing for its European allies to increase their defence budgets.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz

AfD – the alternative for whom

When in 2013 a group of professors of economics founded Alternative for Germany (AfD) it seemed that the name of the new grouping was exaggerated.
OSW Studies | | Jan Strzelecki

Painful adaptation The social consequences of the crisis in Russia

The Russian economy has experienced what has proven to be the most painful crisis for society since Vladimir Putin became President of the Russian Federation for the first time. The crisis has worsened the financial situation of all…
OSW Commentary | | Konrad Popławski

Capital does have nationality Germanys fears of Chinese investments

Recent acquisitions of German companies by Chinese investors indicate that Germany is struggling to defend its interests.
OSW Commentary | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

The OPAL pipeline controversies about the rules for its use and the question of supply security

The record volumes of gas supplied via the OPAL and Nord Stream pipeline have been accompanied by controversy over the rules for utilisation of the OPAL pipeline’s capacity.
OSW Studies | | Kamil Całus

The unfinished state 25 years of independent Moldova

The Republic of Moldova is an exceptional state. It was the only Soviet republic to proclaim independence, on 27 August 1991, in order to become part of another state, i.e. Romania, rather than building its own independent political future…