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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The European Court of Human Rights: Russia is guilty of violations in occupied Crimea

• Increasing radicalisation: terrorist attacks in Dagestan

• The EU’s new sanctions against Russia: tighter restrictions, a ban on re-exporting LNG

• Zelensky dismisses the commander of the Ukrainian army’s Combined Forces. Day 852 of the war

• Ukraine: the energy infrastructure crisis and the potential for a new wave of refugees

• Norway: more investment in national defence and support for Ukraine

• Putin visits Vietnam: positive declarations yet problems remain

• Russia signs a military alliance with North Korea

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