The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• President Iohannis’s first steps in foreign policy – how much change, how much continuation?

• The end of politics in Armenia

• The ‘Nemtsov operation’ as a manifestation of the oprichnina today

• The parliamentary elections in Estonia

• The Bundestag has approved a further tranche of Greek aid

• Cyprus closer to Russia

• The Nemtsov assassination: warning shots to the Kremlin’s opponents

• Turkey’s Syria policy on the defensive

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus

Help from the Far East: Japan’s support for Ukraine

On the eve of a parliamentary election in Moldova: a European future in the shadow of uncertain results

Putin’s elite divides the spoils in Russia: large-scale nationalisation and re-privatisation of assets

A nationalist voice of protest: the resurgence of radical parties in Bulgaria