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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Zelensky visits the US: a diplomatic failure rather than a ‘victory plan’

• Ukrainians destroy Russian ammunition depots. Day 943 of the war

• Success for the SPD in Brandenburg

• Acquiring resources and legitimising the partnership: Scholz’s visit to Central Asia

• The New European Commission: security and defence in the hands of a Baltic duo

• Russians counterattack in Kursk Oblast. Day 936 of the war

• ‘Doppelgänger’: the pattern of Russia’s anti-Western influence operation

• The crisis at Volkswagen presents a significant political challenge for the German government

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states