Sloviansk has become a combat zone. Day 1644 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A greater US presence in the Caucasus. Vice President Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan

• Turkey and the EU: renewed efforts in a complex web of disputes

• Russians cut off from the Starlink system. Day 1448 of the war

• Ukrainian attacks on the CPC oil pipeline: outlook for Kazakhstan’s oil sector

• Germany: new law on the protection of critical infrastructure

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

• Czech defence conglomerate CSG becomes the most valuable company in Central Europe

• A reserve tandem: German–Italian intergovernmental consultations

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Chaos is a blessing: the attack on Iran and the future of sanctions on Russian oil

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3