A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 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

• New government in Kosovo: the end of the political crisis

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

The economies of the Baltic states: recession, stagnation and acceleration

Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War

Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation