Libya: bad news for the Kremlin
Everything points to the fact that Russia lost a political strategist in Libya, on whom it counted for several years. True elimination of general Khalifa Haftar opens the gate for struggle for control over the most powerful military formation in Libya.
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Putin forever? The operation has started
According to the current constitution Vladimir Putin is to leave the Kremlin in 2024. If he wants to govern after that time, as everything suggests, he will have to change the law.
Post-electoral price shock
Russians are paying more for petrol from day to day. Fast increase in prices has started almost the day after the presidential elections. The record was set in March – last such a high fuel price was in 2012.
Poland and Romania – summary of the Warsaw Institute conference in Bucharest
Warsaw Institute, alongside with SNSPA Bucharest, hosted more than 60 speakers and guests in the first Polish-Romanian Roundtable Talks, held in the Romanian Senate today.
Russia Monitor Monthly 03/2018
All March Russia Monitor articles, which include reviews of the most important events related to Russian security and its foreign policy, available in one file.
First Polish-Romanian Round Table Dialogues in Bucharest
On the 24th of April Warsaw Institute will organize the first Polish-Romanian Round Table Dialogues in Bucharest, in cooperation with the SNSPA.
A conference on disinformation in Moldova with a Warsaw Institute’s participation
On April 25-27, 2018 an Advanced Research Workshop titled “Challenges in strategic communication and fighting propaganda in Eastern Europe. Solutions for a future common project” is to take place.
International Conference: Prevention of Illegal Migration to the European Union
On March 26, 2018, a conference on the subject of migration in Europe took place at the University of Warsaw.
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Legitimacy for post-Crimea political order. Russian presidential elections
The 2018 Russian presidential elections were in fact a referendum on the political course launched by Vladimir Putin in 2014. It should not come as a surprise that the event had been scheduled for 18 March, which symbolically marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Poles and Jews in the struggle for independence, 1918 – 1948
The partition of the Polish state in 1795 by the three powers neighboring Poland: Russia, Prussia and Austria, was a tragic turning point in Polish history. The Polish nation never reconciled itself to the loss of its statehood. Throughout the entire 19th century, the Polish Nation tried fighting to recover their lost independence.
Technocrat or silovik
The large-scale personnel changes in the Russian Federation indicates that such a situation is not only due to the pre-election campaign as loyal and efficient people are needed in order to ensure the proper result of the vote. It constitutes an element of a new role of the regions in the Putin regime, which may be associated with the start of his new presidential term.
FSB or Cheka 2.0
The Federal Security Service remains the most important part of the repressive apparatus of the Vladimir Putin regime and the main successor of the Chekist tradition. However, it has recently had to face the National Guard, its most dangerous rival. Competition with this relatively new security institution as well as the internal changes in Lubyanka Square will determine the near future of the FSB.
Articles The Warsaw Institute Review
Heritage Strengthens Our Identity
In modern times, protecting cultural heritage has been a central component of almost any government’s policy. Heritage, which comprises the material evidence of a common past and shared experience, supports the building of a sense of community as well as self-confidence within society which is directly linked with strong social capital.
Via Carpathia – An Investment in the Future
Just a few years ago, knowledge of the Via Carpathia (a north-south, trans-European road route) was minimal, if not an entirely foreign concept in Brussels.
Poland, First to Fight
Poland was the first country to firmly resist the brutal expansion of the totalitarian powers that were utterly indifferent to the rights of weaker countries. Poland’s armed resistance to German aggression on September 1, 1939, was a turning point in world politics towards the Third Reich.
Estonian Spy Hunters
Western intelligence services have been paying special attention to increasing Russian espionage activity in recent years, which has reached Cold War levels. NATO’s eastern flank is particularly vulnerable to Moscow’s efforts.
