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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Lukashenka is honoured with a grand reception in Beijing: China’s message to Moscow

• Ukrainians signal their withdrawal from Bakhmut. Day 372 of the war

• Western sanctions against Russia on the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

• Removal of the commander of Ukrainian forces in Donbas. Day 368 of the war

• Agricultural production in Ukraine has declined significantly

• China’s diplomatic game over the ‘peace plan’

• Bakhmut is defending itself. Day 365 of the war

• Germany: plans for a new LNG hub near Rügen

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