Winning the war with Russia (is still possible)
Oct 28, 2024 · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine aims to subjugate or destroy Ukraine, overturn the current political and security order in Europe, and fundamentally revise the global order. The conflict is systemic in nature and will continue as long as the dictatorial Putin regime operates in Moscow. Although Russia has not achieved its strategic goals, it is not giving up on its aggressive plans.
The collective economy is ineffective | OSW Centre for Eastern …
Dec 11, 2024 · When compared to other sectors of the Belarusian economy, agriculture is most affected by the country’s Soviet heritage. Since Belarus regained independence, large state-owned farms operating on the basis of the former sovkhozes and kolkhozes have invariably dominated the agricultural sector. Belarus’s agricultural model has effectively been petrified by numerous legal restrictions ...
The crisis at Volkswagen presents a significant political challenge …
Sep 12, 2024 · On 10 September, Volkswagen’s executive body terminated the collective labour agreements previously signed with the IG Metall trade union, affecting employees at VW car manufacturing facilities in Germany. This decision enables the company to implement layoffs starting in 2025. A week prior, the company’s executives announced that, in addition to the layoffs, an intensified austerity ...
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Extension of the EU training mission. Day 992 of the war
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Europe’s security without America: an imperative of the moment …
Nov 15, 2024 · For many years, a variety of concepts linked with the so-called European security and defence identity had appeared, vanished and re-emerged in the public space. Numerous terms and ideas related to this concept have been enjoying life of their own. Thus, they have been diverting attention from solutions that are more concrete and realistic from the point of view of Europe’s genuine security ...
NATO brigades in the Baltic states: new chapters in the long march ...
Oct 23, 2024 · On 17 October, the defence ministers of Estonia and the United Kingdom signed a bilateral defence roadmap, outlining steps to further enhance the British military presence in Estonia. From July 2025, the UK will maintain a light brigade on standby, capable of rapid deployment to Estonia if required. The deployment of these forces will be practised regularly.
Pivot to the east | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
Nov 6, 2024 · As a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014, and the ensuing Western sanctions, Russia has reoriented its foreign trade towards the East. This is a permanent shift which stems from Russia’s security objectives. Therefore, the Kremlin aims to further reduce Russia’s dependence on economic ties with Europe and to intensify cooperation with Asian ...
Dynamic imports vs. dwindling exports. Belarus–EU trade in 2023
Mar 11, 2024 · In 2023, trade between the European Union and Belarus was characterised by a significant surplus of EU exports over imports. Sales to the Belarusian market totalled €8.1 billion, while trade in the opposite direction was almost six times lower at €1.4 billion. Belarusian exports to the EU have been declining for three years as a result of …
Success for the SPD in Brandenburg | OSW Centre for Eastern …
Sep 23, 2024 · On 22 September, the SPD, which has governed Brandenburg since 1990, once again secured victory in the state’s legislative assembly (the Landtag) elections. The party of Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke garnered 30.9% of the vote, an increase of 4.7% compared to 2019, securing 32 seats in the 88-member parliament. The AfD came second with 29.2% (an increase of 5.7%, 30 seats).