The Russians are regrouping their forces. Day 1434 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Protests in Serbia: a crack in Vučić’s system of political dominance

• Slovakia’s actions in preparation for the expiry of the Ukrainian-Russian transit agreement

• The prospect of losing Pokrovsk – a blow to Ukraine’s metallurgical sector

• Sweden: reinventing total defence and a proactive stance in NATO

• Russians and North Koreans pushing Ukrainians out of Kursk Oblast. Day 1028 of the war

• Georgia: presidential election amidst intense protests

• Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Area: no more ‘second-class membership’

• Centre-left government forms government in Lithuania

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy