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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia recognises the independence of the Donbas

• Risks to the Ukrainian economy caused by Russian pressure

• Russia is exacerbating the situation in the Donbas

• Russia: mock de-escalation around Ukraine

• Gazprom’s new Chinese contract

• Russian expansion onto the nitrogen market

• The end of prosperity? The West blocks the export of Belarusian potash fertilisers

• Preparing for a crisis on the European gas market

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

What counts is the present: Israel’s alliance with the European right

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