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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia takes a harsher line on Ukraine

• More engagement? German security policy of the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition

• Kazakhstan is Russia's most expensive military ally

• Attack on TV Rain, a warning for the Internet

• Ukraine: political gridlock with an ever-more radical Maidan in the background

• Hungary’s Left attempts to challenge Orban

• Russia’s reaction to escalating protests and the resignation of Ukraine’s government

• Crisis in Ukraine: the first step towards compromise

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