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Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 20 August, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed amendments to laws regulating the activities of religious communities, and thus made it possible to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), the largest…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota, Miłosz Bartosiewicz
On 18–19 August, Vladimir Putin paid his first state visit to Baku. Official statements published by Russia and Azerbaijan emphasised the “friendly and allied” nature of their relationship, mutual respect for their territorial integrity,…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Piotr Szymański
On 17 August, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper (FAS) published information regarding the German government’s decision not to increase military support for Ukraine in excess of the funds which have been earmarked in this…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Marcin Jędrysiak
Within six days of their military action, after initially encountering no serious resistance, Ukrainian forces have succeeded in occupying Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast, having advanced more than 20 km to the north and up to 10 km…
Analyses | | OSWs Russian Department
The Ukrainian military action in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which began on 6 August, came as a surprise to the Kremlin and a shock to the Russian public. The military and civilian leadership, as well as the state…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak
The regional armed conflict that began with the surprise attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 has now been raging for ten months, with its scale continuing to grow. In addition to the Gaza Strip, where the retaliatory Israeli invasion is…
OSW Commentary | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
After many years of rapid population growth, Turkey’s demographic future hangs in the balance. The record-low birth rate in 2023 and the changing age structure indicate that Turkish society is entering a stage of ageing typical for highly…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk
On 6 August, Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border and entered the Kursk region in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts. Initially they numbered two platoons (a total of several dozen soldiers and three tanks), but the Ukrainians…