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This report examines recent airspace violations in Poland, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, and Norway and implications for OSAC members operating in eastern Europe.
On January 31, the Department of State ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees from the U.S. Embassy in Minsk due to an increase in unusual and concerning Russian military activity near the b...
Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross westward from Belarus into Poland over the past few weeks. On November 16, Polish forces at one crossing used water cannons and tear gas to deter hundreds of migrants attempt...
Residents of most industrialized western countries are used to freedom of speech at some level, usually restricted only when it has the potential to harm others. But some locations – including some of the more popular co...
In response to proposals by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) Party concerning the country’s judiciary, a number of large protests have taken place in Warsaw and elsewhere in the country. The Polish Parliament passed...
The 2016 World Youth Day (WYD) will be held in and around Krakow, Poland from July 26-31. World Youth Day is a triennial event sponsored by the Catholic Church for its young followers. Participants making the pilgrimage...
The 27th NATO Summit will take place in Warsaw, Poland on July 8-9. Fifty-eight delegations are expected to participate, including 18 presidents and 21 prime ministers, as well as other high-ranking representatives of NA...
With prolonged economic difficulties and an influx of refugees and other non-European immigrants into Europe, the continent has experienced a rebirth of far-right activism that has stretched beyond the political fringe....
In early 2013, thieves attempted to defraud a major U.S. corporation of millions of dollars. The criminals, pretending to be the company’s CEO in the middle of a business deal, nearly simultaneously targeted the company’...
Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting an arson attack in Greece, robbery trends in Jakarta, a shooting incident at the Mexico Cit...
Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting the Bersih 3.0 demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur and the UEFA Euro 2012 European soccer champi...
The Major Events Monthly is designed to provide information relevant to upcoming major events through OSAC reports and synopses of open source media. The publication is intended to keep interested constituents informed...
Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting ongoing political, economic, and social uncertainties in Egypt more than one year after the...
On March 3 at 9:00 p.m., a regional and an Intercity train crashed near Szczekociny, just north of Krakow, collided head-on, killing 16 people, among them one American woman, and injuring 57. The Warsaw-Krakow route is o...
On Monday, July 23, an OSAC constituent on assignment in Krakow, Poland was drugged and subsequently robbed.
An employee was the victim of an assault and battery while at a restaurant in the town of Wroclaw, a six-hour drive southwest from Warsaw. The employee was on vacation at the time of the incident.
OSAC Bureau of Diplomatic Security U.S. Department of State
