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Analyses |
| Maria Domańska
On 28 January, meetings organised by Aleksei Navalny’s network were held in more than 100 cities in Russia under the slogan of ‘the voters’ strike’.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 26–27 January, President Miloš Zeman was elected for a second five-year term winning 51.4% of the vote.
Analyses |
| Mariusz Marszewski, Mateusz Chudziak
On 20 January, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch, aimed at the Afrin region in northern Syria.
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 11 January, the IMF’s Mission Chief for Ukraine sent a letter to the Presidential Administration criticising the presidential Anti-Corruption Court bill.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Mateusz Chudziak
On 7th January the Syrian army launched an offensive against the Sunni opposition forces in the Idlib province.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The first round of the presidential elections in the Czech Republic (12-13 January) was won by the current President Miloš Zeman (with 38.6% of the vote).
Analyses |
| Marta Szpala
Most deputies in the ruling coalition made an attempt to repeal the law creating the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office based in the Hague.
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 5 January, the Tbilisi city court of first instance sentenced the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili to three years in prison.
Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
On 5 January, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was a guest at the congress of deputies of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria.
OSW Studies |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Russia’s policy in the Middle East is part of a broader strategy aimed at creating an international order in which Russia would be protected against Western interference in its internal affairs and stand on an equal footing with the United…