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WEBSuccess for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony. In the Thuringia elections held on 1 September, the pro-Russian and anti-immigrant AfD emerged as the leading party, marking its first victory in a Landtag election. The party secured 32.8% of the vote, a significant increase of 9.4…. Analyses | 2024-08-27 | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof ...
Moldova: record-breaking support for reunification with Romania
WEBApr 19, 2021 · The percentage of Moldovans in favour of their country's reunification with Romania reached a record 43.9% in the second half of March this year. The data comes from a poll published on April 6 by Moldova's iData company. The same survey also shows a clear drop in support for Moldova's integration into the Eurasian Union promoted by Russia (from 48.1% in January to 40% at present).
NATO 2030: towards a new strategy - OSW Centre for Eastern …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · The NATO summit held in Brussels on 14 June was intended to show a return to transatlantic unity after four years of the Trump administration. The new President Joe Biden wanted to demonstrate that the United States is resuming its leadership role in the transatlantic community; that NATO is still an important alliance for the US; and Washington is committed to the principles of Article 5.
The breadbasket of the world? | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Maize is the most important, grown on 5 million ha, with 35.9 million tonnes produced in 2019. Wheat was second (6.8 million ha, 28.3 million tonnes) and barley third (2.6 million ha, 8.9 million tonnes). Only 1.1 million tonnes of the remaining cereals – oats, rye, millet and sorghum – were produced in 2019.
US Army in Lithuania: a new outpost on the eastern flank
WEBJan 14, 2021 · In mid-December, the US Army deployed a contingent of approximately 500 soldiers in Pabradė, located to the north-east of Vilnius. The troops will remain in Lithuania for eight months – until mid-2021. This is the third rotation of a US armoured battalion in the country. Previous contingents were stationed there from October 2019 to June 2020 and from September to November 2020.
Justyna Gotkowska - OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDeputy Director at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and head of the Security and Defence Department. Formerly Coordinator of the Regional Security Programme and analyst in the Department for Germany and Northern Europe. A graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw, and …
The Zapad-2021 exercises. Russian strategy in practice
WEBSep 3, 2021 · The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, scheduled for 10–16 September, are the most important training programme yet undertaken held by the Russian Armed Forces and the Belarusian army which cooperates with them. As they involve as many as 200,000 soldiers, they will also be the largest military exercises conducted in …
The digitisation of Ukraine: anatomy of a success story
WEBOn 23 August, on the eve of the 30 th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, a law came into force recognising electronic ID cards and passports as equivalent to their physical counterparts. Earlier, on 6 August, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law providing for all offices to operate on a paperless basis. One of the main election slogans in his winning campaign in 2019 was ‘t he ...
Norway and the defence of NATO’s northern flank - OSW Centre …
WEBMay 12, 2021 · [23] Norway reformed its Armed Forces 20 years ago by moving away from the mobilisation model to the development of operational forces. Between 2000 and 2005, they were reduced by a third, and the defence ministry was increasingly looking for savings. Currently, Norway’s four most important foreign deployments are in Afghanistan (NATO Resolute Support, 100 soldiers), Iraq, Qatar and Jordan ...
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