An intensification of air strikes instead of an offensive. Day 1553 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• US and Israeli strikes on Iran: an attempt to engineer regime change

• Protests in Serbia: the government and its opponents close ranks

• Turkey and nuclear weapons: playing a game of strategic ambiguity

• No breakthrough as planned: the current state of Russia-Belarus integration

• Lithuania: towards the normalisation of relations with China

• The Russians are advancing towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Day 1462 of the war

• Germany and the ETS: yes to softening, no to dismantling

• Sanctions against Lukashenka. A shift in Ukraine’s policy towards Belarus

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Forging a nationalist model army. The political prospects of the Azov Movement

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 1

Excessive dependence? The growing role of US LNG and oil in the EU market

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