The tragic consequences of Kyiv’s shortage of anti-ballistic defence capabilities. Day 1595 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukraine: a New Year’s reset of the state security management system

• Snap elections in Kosovo: Kurti regains support

• A devastating blow to Kyiv’s energy infrastructure. Day 1406 of the war

• The Russians are destroying infrastructure in Odesa oblast. Day 1399 of the war

• No breakthrough: Russia-US and Ukraine-US talks in Miami

• A bitter compromise over the EU’s financial assistance to Ukraine

• US defence budget for 2026: Congress approves continued support for Ukraine and a military presence in Europe

• One step forward, one step back – a year of the Turkish–Kurdish peace process

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3

The dismantling of the Kurdish quasi-state: a new stage in Syria’s post-war transformation

Relative stabilisation: Ukraine’s economy on the threshold of the fifth year of war

A grim reality and a brighter future: Ukrainian public sentiment in the fifth year of the war

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 2

Year four of the war: the front stabilises, negotiations stall