Russians are getting closer to capturing Pokrovsk and Vovchansk. Day 1378 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Kudrytskyi’s arrest: an attempt to intimidate representatives of the state apparatus in Ukraine

• A drifting island: Ankara on changes in the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

• A technocrat for tough times? Moldova’s new government

• Barriers to a ‘pragmatic policy’ towards Turkey: Chancellor Merz in Ankara

• Derogation of Rosneft’s German assets from US sanctions

• Lithuania closes its border with Belarus for a month

• Russian soldiers in the centre of Pokrovsk. Day 1343 of the war

• Fourth Plenum of the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: major purges in the military and within the party

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A trusted ally? Denmark’s involvement in helping Ukraine

More continuity than change: the Merz government’s Energiewende

Electromobility ‘Made in Türkiye’: Turkey’s automotive sector in the era of change

Poisoned gifts: humanitarian and development aid in Russia’s foreign policy

The little ‘Big Brother’ is still watching. Montenegro’s response to Serbia’s influence

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the Black Sea region: increased cooperation?