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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Success for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony

• Germany: the government’s import strategy for hydrogen and its derivatives

• Russia: Novatek is creating a ‘shadow fleet’ of LNG carriers

• Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

• Ukraine prepares to strike Korenevo and Russia has its sights on Pokrovsk. Day 915 of war

• Germany: uncertain future of further military support to Ukraine

• Putin visits Baku: a partnership of convenience

• The Ukrainian parliament votes to ban a Moscow-controlled church

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

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

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