Poland: The Tusk government and the 2025 presidential election
An opposition candidate won Poland's presidential election on 1 June 2025, increasing the likelihood of continued deadlock between the government and presidency

Has Ukraine turned the corner?
Ukraine - summary of developments in 2015 and 2016 (259 KB , PDF)
Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists has killed more than 9,000 people since April 2014 and injured more than 20,000. It has died down in recent months. Ukrainian President Poroshenko made a relatively upbeat speech at the start of 2016, saying that “Ukraine’s enemy” was “losing its willingness to continue its offensive.”
The situation could easily deteriorate, however, as it has done in the past, and Ukraine’s economy remains weak.
Some have suggested that a tacit deal might be possible between Russia and the West whereby Russian cooperation in Syria might coincide with compromises on Crimea and eastern Ukraine. This is not the UK government’s professed policy.
Ukraine - summary of developments in 2015 and 2016 (259 KB , PDF)
An opposition candidate won Poland's presidential election on 1 June 2025, increasing the likelihood of continued deadlock between the government and presidency
What military assistance is the UK providing to Ukraine?
This paper briefly examines the UK's nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes. It is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.