Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)

🔵 The Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) was founded in 1990 in Warsaw. It began by grouping leading regional experts on the Soviet Union. Following its collapse, our focus remained on Russia, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia, with attention paid to energy and military security.

🔵 Since then we have expanded to cover Central Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, China, Germany and the Nordic countries. In challenging times, we provide insightful analysis of the Russian war in Ukraine and its wider consequences, for example on energy security in the EU.

🎬 Polish YouTube channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@OSWOsrodekStudiowWschodnich/featured

Russian concentration camps

Russian concentration camps
Lessons from the war in Ukraine

Lessons from the war in Ukraine
Ukrainian and Russian - Dialects or languages?

Ukrainian and Russian - Dialects or languages?
30 years after the war. Bosnia and Herzegovina today [DOCUMENTARY]

30 years after the war. Bosnia and Herzegovina today [DOCUMENTARY]
Russian - Still a world language?

Russian - Still a world language?
The next Czech prime minister?

The next Czech prime minister?
Ukraine War in 2025. The Complete Frontline Guide.

Ukraine War in 2025. The Complete Frontline Guide.
Russian drones in Polish airspace. What happened? What are Russia’s goals?

Russian drones in Polish airspace. What happened? What are Russia’s goals?
Germany - The republic of the elderly and immigrants

Germany - The republic of the elderly and immigrants
Romania - Unfinished crisis?

Romania - Unfinished crisis?
Moldova: Russia's next political battleground? [DOCUMENTARY].

Moldova: Russia's next political battleground? [DOCUMENTARY].
Germany's foreign policy chancellor. Security at the forefront in Germany?

Germany's foreign policy chancellor. Security at the forefront in Germany?
These ideologies are keeping Putin in power.

These ideologies are keeping Putin in power.
Israel's war crimes in the Gaza Strip

Israel's war crimes in the Gaza Strip
How Europe got addicted to Russian energy [DOCUMENTARY]

How Europe got addicted to Russian energy [DOCUMENTARY]
Do Russians want peace with Ukraine? What the latest DATA tell us.

Do Russians want peace with Ukraine? What the latest DATA tell us.
Ramzan Kadyrov: Putin's Chechen ally

Ramzan Kadyrov: Putin's Chechen ally
Central Europe - a new force?

Central Europe - a new force?
Ready for War. What we can learn from Finland [DOCUMENTARY]

Ready for War. What we can learn from Finland [DOCUMENTARY]
How Russia evades sanctions - Is the West to blame?

How Russia evades sanctions - Is the West to blame?
Pope Francis dies. We look back at his foreign policy towards Russia and the war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis dies. We look back at his foreign policy towards Russia and the war in Ukraine.
Armenia's difficult neighbourhood [OSW Documentary]

Armenia's difficult neighbourhood [OSW Documentary]
Russia against the West. A history of Russia West relations [DOCUMENTARY]

Russia against the West. A history of Russia West relations [DOCUMENTARY]
BRICS. A real alternative to the West?

BRICS. A real alternative to the West?
What Russian propaganda thinks about Trump and US-Russia talks.

What Russian propaganda thinks about Trump and US-Russia talks.
Germany's New Chancellor. Who is the CDU's Friedrich Merz?

Germany's New Chancellor. Who is the CDU's Friedrich Merz?
Is Volodymyr Zelensky REALLY a dictator?

Is Volodymyr Zelensky REALLY a dictator?
Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin. Good news for Russia?

Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin. Good news for Russia?
Who is Alice Weidel? AfD's candidate for German chancellor.

Who is Alice Weidel? AfD's candidate for German chancellor.
Women's rights in crisis. How Russia treats its women.

Women's rights in crisis. How Russia treats its women.