A sham “energy truce”. Day 1441 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Germany: the 2026 budget and rising debt

• Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan: consolidating the presidential system

• Turkey’s policy towards Libya: a year of major shifts

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

• Looking inward: regional cooperation in Central Asia

• Hell has frozen over: Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak resigns

• Snap presidential election in Republika Srpska: Dodik’s candidate wins

• Easing tensions: German finance minister visits China

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges