A sham “energy truce”. Day 1441 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia's ploy with UN forces in the Donbas

• Course correction in the Finnish army: investments in combat readiness and reserves

• The diesel scandal in the German car industry

• Belarusian-Ukrainian co-operation with Russia in the background

• The Russian-Chinese naval exercise in the Baltic Sea

• The consequences of recapturing Mosul from Islamic State

• The first meeting of Presidents Putin and Trump

• The European Commission seeks a mandate to conduct talks with Russia on Nord Stream 2

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the Black Sea region: increased cooperation?

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