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Pokrovsk

Russian soldiers in the centre of Pokrovsk. Day 1343 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

Russian soldiers in the centre of Pokrovsk. Day 1343 of the war
Fourth Plenum of the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: major purges in the military and within the party
The European Council greenlights greater EU involvement in strengthening military capabilities
Rivalry between state services: the fight for control over combating corruption in Ukraine
Trump’s first sanctions, the EU’s 19th sanctions package: the West increases the pressure on Russia
Final verdict in the ‘Yukos case’: a triumph for former shareholders
Global shipping operator MSC is building bridgeheads in western Ukraine
Azerbaijan lifts transit blockade to Armenia: a step towards lasting peace

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Gra o dron. Produkcja i zastosowanie ukraińskich bezzałogowych statków powietrznych pola walki

Game of drones: the production and use of Ukrainian battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles

EU-China summit, 24 July 2025

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine & Processing Facility

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Реконструкция Советской площади в Уфе

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

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Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

Völklinger Hütte

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

Russian troops in the centre of Kupiansk. Day 1336 of the war

Russian troops in the centre of Kupiansk. Day 1336 of the war

Blackout in Kyiv. Day 1329 of the war

Blackout in Kyiv. Day 1329 of the war

Mutual attacks on border energy infrastructure

Mutual attacks on border energy infrastructure. Day 1322 of the war

Reports

In-depth analyses of long-term processes

Iwona Wiśniewska

cooperation: Filip Rudnik

A game of cat and mouse

How Russia is circumventing sanctions

Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Energy policy in times of war and transition

Priorities of the Central and Eastern European countries and Germany

Łukasz Maślanka

The patchwork defence union

Shifts in the EU’s security policy following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Russian Challenge

A Polish-German expert paper for a new Russia policy

Kamil Frymark

The Free State of Saxony

The state of permanent transformation

Maciej Kalwasiński

From boom to bubble

The real estate crisis in China

Kamil Kłysiński

cooperation: Sławomir Matuszak

The collective economy is ineffective

The state of the belarusian agricultural sector

Iwona Wiśniewska

Pivot to the east

Russia’s transport policy

Jakub Ber, Tadeusz Iwański, Marcin Jędrysiak, Sławomir Matuszak, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Piotr Żochowski

Defence and determination

Ukraine during the third year of the Russian invasion

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