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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Germany is fighting an energy war: €200 billion will be spent on dealing with high energy prices

• Latvian parliamentary elections: victory for the centre-right

• Bulgarian parliamentary elections: victory for GERB, the outlook is uncertain

• Reaction to the annexation: the West announces tougher sanctions against Russia

• Lyman rebounded. 221st day of the war

• Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

• The Kremlin pressurises Belarus to get involved in the war in Ukraine

• Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines

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