A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The game to exclude Fidesz from the European People’s Party

• Germany: Christian Democrats’ response to Macron’s appeal to the citizens of Europe

• Estonia: the liberal Reform Party returns to power

• China’s military presence in Tajikistan

• Moldova: elections without hope

• The gas directive revision: EU law poses problems for Nord Stream 2

• Putin’s welfare address

• Paralysis of Slovakia’s Constitutional Court

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt

The Trump administration and the Russia-Ukraine war: in search of an agreement with Moscow

The economies of the Baltic states: recession, stagnation and acceleration

Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War

Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West