The Russians are regrouping their forces. Day 1434 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Shortages looming: How the annexation of Ukraine’s oblasts affects electricity generation

• Germany is fighting an energy war: €200 billion will be spent on dealing with high energy prices

• Latvian parliamentary elections: victory for the centre-right

• Bulgarian parliamentary elections: victory for GERB, the outlook is uncertain

• Reaction to the annexation: the West announces tougher sanctions against Russia

• Lyman rebounded. 221st day of the war

• Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

• The Kremlin pressurises Belarus to get involved in the war in Ukraine

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy