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Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor

Shaheds hit Ukrainian recruitment centres Day 1231 of the war

Analyses | | Miłosz Bartosiewicz

A new opening Russia officially recognises the Taliban regime

On 3 July, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepted the credentials of the Taliban government's representative in Moscow. With this act, Russia became the first country in the world to officially recognise the Islamic Emirate of…
Analyses | | Andrzej Kohut, Kacper Sienicki, Andrzej Wilk

America First US halts arms deliveries to Ukraine

On 1 July, Politico reported that the Pentagon had halted some deliveries of US weapons to Ukraine. The following day, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the report. According to Ukrainian sources, the decision affects all categories of…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

The Bundestag adopts a tax relief package for business

The central element of the new investment programme in Germany will be tax incentives for companies. Between 2025 and 2027, these will take the form of declining-balance depreciation of movable fixed assets, and, starting in 2028, a…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Another stage of the crisis between Baku and Moscow

On 27 June, a brutal police operation in Yekaterinburg, in the Urals, resulted in the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis – Russian citizens (it remains unclear whether they also unofficially retained Azerbaijani citizenship) – who were…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Russians enter Dnipropetrovsk region Day 1224 of the war

Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Armenia a power struggle between the throne and the altar with Russia in the shadows

On 25 June, Armenia’s Investigative Committee announced it had uncovered a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and seize power by force.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany post-election reckoning in the SPD

At the extraordinary SPD congress in Berlin (27–29 June), the party elected new leadership. Lars Klingbeil – Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance – assumed the role of co-leader for the third time. Although he ran unopposed, he…
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Szymański

NATO summit in The Hague Trumps return and a two-component 5 of GDP on defence

The NATO summit in The Hague (24–25 June) – the first chaired by new Secretary General Mark Rutte – was minimalist in both form and content. It concluded with a record-low five-point declaration. This approach to a meeting of NATO heads of…
Analyses | | Jan Nowinowski

Modi visits Zagreb Croatias dreams of a Mediterranean hub

On 18 June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Croatia, where he signed bilateral cooperation agreements in the fields of agriculture, culture, science and technology, and education. Zagreb expressed its support for the…