Russia’s budget for 2025: war above all | OSW Centre for Eastern …
Nov 22, 2024 · In 2025, war-related spending will increase significantly. The largest rise in expenditure is planned in the “national defence” section, reaching 13.2 trillion roubles …
Russians build bridgeheads on the Oskil River and the Dnipro. Day …
Dec 23, 2024 · Russian forces continue to advance in the western part of Donetsk Oblast. They have seized more towns south and south-west of Pokrovsk and south-west of Kurakhove, …
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 …
A disaster of their own making. The demographic crisis in China
Feb 7, 2024 · China is currently facing demographic problems which closely resemble those seen in most developed countries. However, it has had less time to deal with the consequences of …
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The BSW campaign against US intermediate missile systems and a …
Oct 25, 2024 · For several months, the far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been waging a campaign challenging the German government's security policy decisions. It aims to …
A return to conservatism: the CDU’s new platform
May 8, 2024 · During its party congress in Berlin on 7 May, the CDU adopted its new basic platform (Grundsatzprogramm), which supersedes the 2007 document. It sets the party’s main …
The Kurds in Turkey – waiting for a turning point
Nov 27, 2024 · The Kurdish question – a term used to define the conflicting aspirations of the Turkish government and a segment of the country’s population – affects all aspects of the …
Russia hits transports to Odesa. Day 964 of the war
Oct 15, 2024 · Russian forces continued to operate across a broad frontline in the southern part of the Donetsk Oblast. They are pressing towards Bohoyavlenka, which is supplying Vuhledar …
Ukraine: the energy infrastructure crisis and the potential for a new ...
Jun 24, 2024 · 20 June saw another combined rocket and UAV strike on energy infrastructure facilities. Since March 2024, when Russia resumed its massive shelling campaigns, Ukraine …