The Russians are launching an attack along the border with Poland. Day 1665 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• One step forward, one step back – a year of the Turkish–Kurdish peace process

• Babiš’s new government: Czechia first

• Ukraine: an unrealistic budget for 2026

• The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

• Eased sanctions for the release of 123 prisoners as US–Belarus relations continue to thaw

• Merz in Israel. (Un)conditional support?

• Bulgaria: government falls under pressure from public protests

• Dispute over peace: Ukraine between US pressure and Russian demands

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Waiting for Godot: Prospects for resolving the Bulgaria–North Macedonia dispute

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 4

Stable stagnation: Hungary’s economic standing after 16 years of Orbán’s rule

More than life at stake: the uncertain future of the Kadyrov regime in Chechnya

Patience wears thin as Ukraine adopts a harder line on China

Turkey’s LNG game amid the war in the Middle East