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Faster–lower–stronger: the policies of Fico’s fourth government in Slovakia

🇸🇰The 3-party governing coalition controls under half the seats in parliament & only has a majority due to support from 5 non-affiliated MPs.

More from Krzysztof Dębiec⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2026-05-27/faster-lower-stronger-policies-ficos-fourth-government

The boom in virtual assets in Kyrgyzstan – sanctions as a driver of growth

🔵Russian🇷🇺companies and private individuals use Kyrgyz🇰🇬infrastructure to exchange roubles for cryptocurrencies and circumvent sanctions.

Daria Zielińska has all the details⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-05-21/boom-virtual-assets-kyrgyzstan-sanctions-a-driver-growth

Armenia election: Pashinyan victorious once again

🔵Russia is likely to continue exerting pressure on Pashinyan’s government in an effort to slow🇦🇲Armenia’s reorientation towards the West.


& Miłosz Bartosiewicz have the details⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-06-08/armenia-election-pashinyan-victorious-once-again

➡️Exports under special supervision: Ukraine 🇺🇦liberalises arms exports

➡️The decision to allow exports of military and dual-use goods reflects growing pressure from Ukraine’s domestic defence industry.
🔵By Krzysztof Nieczypor⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-05-28/exports-under-special-supervision-ukraine-liberalises-arms-exports

🇭🇺Technocratic renewal: main directions and prospects for Péter Magyar’s government policy

❝Anti-corruption policy and greater transparency of state institutions are among the government’s main priorities.❞

More from Ilona Gizinska⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2026-05-19/technocratic-renewal-main-directions-and-prospects-peter

Is it time to talk to Russia about the war in Ukraine?

🇷🇺In this OSW documentary Marek Menkiszak tells us how the Kremlin reacts to approaches from the West.
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Is it time to negotiate with Russia? Recently, the media and some prominent European politicians have be...

A safer alternative: growing interest in the Middle Corridor in Central Asia

Although the main route through Kazakhstan🇰🇿bypasses the other CA states, its southern branches extend into Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬Uzbekistan🇺🇿& Turkmenistan🇹🇲

Daria Zielińska has more⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-04-23/a-safer-alternative-growing-interest-middle-corridor-central-asia

Slovenia - a European success story

🇸🇮We discuss the history, politics and economy of this spectacular tourism destination and explain how it prospered after emerging from communist Yugoslavia.
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https://youtu.be/g8dHmiGgkUk

Latvia: Andris Kulbergs’ caretaker government

🇱🇻Latvia’s pro-European and pro-Atlantic foreign and security policy is expected to remain unchanged.

Bartosz Chmielewski has all the crucial information⤵️
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-06-02/latvia-andris-kulbergs-caretaker-government