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OSW Studies |
| Tadeusz A Olszański
In Ukraine, alongside Ukrainians, there are very many Russians and members of other nationalities of the former Soviet Union as well as a still large group of people who identify themselves as Soviets (in terms of their nationality).…
OSW Commentary |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Konrad Mazur
The expensive energy revolution in Germany The implementation of the Energiewende is behind schedule
One year after the events of Fukushima the implementation of the new German energy strategy adopted in the summer of 2011 is being verified.
OSW Commentary |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
In recent weeks, Rosneft, a Russian state-owned oil company, has signed co-operation agreements with three Western corporations: America’s ExxonMobil, Italy’s Eni, and Norway’s Statoil.
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota
Tensions over Iran's nuclear programme have risen considerably in recent months. This has been visible in numerous threats of – and much speculation about – an imminent Israeli (and US) attack onIran's nuclear installations.
OSW Commentary |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
The nomination on 21 March of deputy prime minister Dmitri Rogozin to the newly created post of the Russian president’s special representative for Transnistria and to the post of co-chairman of the Russian-Moldovan intergovernmental…
OSW Studies |
| Wojciech Konończuk
Oil is a strategic raw material for Russia and one of fundamental significance for the functioning of the state and its future. Taxes on oil production and exports are the most important source of state budget revenues which guarantee…
OSW Commentary |
| Andrzej Wilk
The ongoing professionalisation of the Russian Armed Forces should be treated as a conscious effort which is mainly necessitated by global trends: despite the demographic changes taking place, Russia could still maintain an army with a…
OSW Commentary |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
Today the net is an everyday tool of work, information and entertainment for 40% of Russians – the most educated, active and affluent part of the society. The spread of the internet (known in Russia as the Runet) has, in turn, brought…
OSW Commentary |
| Konrad Popławski
On 2 March, the leaders of 25 EU member states signed the Treaty on stability, coordination and governance in the economic and monetary union. It will introduce new fiscal constraints and officially vest new competences in the eurozone…
OSW Commentary |
| Ewa Paszyc
As the difficulties Gazprom has faced in recent years on the European market have multiplied[1], so more and more symptoms have appeared which may suggest that the company’s dominant position is deteriorating. The decision made by the…