Ukraine strikes Russian fuel terminals on the Baltic coast. Day 1497 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 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

• Moldova: an impending energy crisis and its political implications

• Croatia sets conditions for Montenegro’s accession to the EU

• Turkey’s reaction to the fall of al-Assad: opportunities and challenges

• Russia moves to cut off Ukrainian logistics in the Donbas. Day 1021 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus