The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Moldova: an unprecedented financial assistance package from the EU

• Polite but firm: Zelensky’s efforts to de-escalate relations with Trump

• Turkey’s stance on US negotiations with Russia: no discussions on Ukraine without us

• Problematic diversification. Turkey’s gas agreement with Turkmenistan

• Trump–Zelensky: an escalation of rhetoric

• Record number of Russian drones strike Ukraine. Day 1091 of the war

• Munich and what next?: the prospect of a reduced US presence in Europe

• Alice Weidel visits Budapest: Orbán’s support for the AfD

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus

Help from the Far East: Japan’s support for Ukraine

On the eve of a parliamentary election in Moldova: a European future in the shadow of uncertain results

Putin’s elite divides the spoils in Russia: large-scale nationalisation and re-privatisation of assets

A nationalist voice of protest: the resurgence of radical parties in Bulgaria

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states