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Analyses | | Jan Nowinowski

For and even against 100 days of Radevs government in Bulgaria

16 August marked 100 days since Rumen Radev’s government was sworn in. Despite its pre-election promises, the single-party cabinet of the conservative-social Progressive Bulgaria (PB) has so far taken few steps indicating a desire to…
Analyses | | Adam Michalski, Krzysztof Strachota

The Mecca agreement a loose alliance between Saudi Arabia Pakistan and Turkey

On 7 August, in Mecca, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which aims to enhance collective deterrence and improve coordination and integration of the three countries’ defence capabilities. In a…
Analyses | | Jan Nowinowski, Kacper Sienicki

Zelensky in Belgrade Kyivs interests a fig leaf for Vučić and outrage in Kosovo

On 7–8 August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit to Serbia since taking office. His meetings with President Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister Đuro Macut focused on economic and energy cooperation, as well as the…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

North Korean missiles strike Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia Day 1630 of the war

 
Analyses | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska, Adam Michalski

Turkey selective amnesty for PKK members

On 10 August, Turkey’s parliament passed a law establishing a legal mechanism enabling former Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants to return to civilian life. The legislation was backed by the governing camp, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’…
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik

Ukrainian attacks pose a growing problem for the Russian economy

Since mid-July, Ukrainian drones have expanded their list of targets inside the Russian Federation, striking warehouses operated by the online marketplace Wildberries. Between 18 July and 5 August, 21 facilities were attacked, killing at…
Analyses | | Andrzej Sadecki

Drought in the Danube region deals a blow to electricity generation

Low water levels and high water temperatures in the Danube have caused serious disruption to electricity generation across Central and South-Eastern Europe. Owing to insufficient water for cooling nuclear reactors, Hungary temporarily shut…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Armed drone found at Leipzig Airport

On 5 August, Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior announced that staff at Leipzig/Halle Airport had discovered a drone carrying explosives and a detonator. The device was found in the immediate vicinity of a Ukrainian Antonov…
Analyses | | Bartosz Chmielewski

Latvia border closure with Belarus emerges as an election campaign issue

On 4 August, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (the centre-right United List) overturned a decision taken by Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava (the nationalist National Alliance) on 31 July reopening the Pāternieki crossing on the…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

Kyiv defenceless against ballistic missiles Day 1623 of the war