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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukrainian forces counter Russian attempts to encircle Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Day 393 of the war

• EU: record drop in gas demand in 2022

• The EU will send more ammunition to Ukraine. Day 391 of the war

• The game has new rules. Amendment to the electoral law for the Bundestag

• Local elections in Lithuania: the conservatives lose popularity

• Belarus: the pro-regime Belaya Rus party holds its founding congress

• The Russians have surrounded Avdiivka. Day 389 of the war

• Xi Jinping’s third term: preparing the state for times of unrest

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Sky-high ambitions of the Orbán government: Budapest’s air cargo boom

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