37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The EU approves financial assistance for Ukraine and negotiates military assistance

• The Czech nuclear tender: more units to be built, but without US participation

• The Wagner forces under a new flag: Russia’s Africa Corps in Burkina Faso

• Local success for Russians at Kupyansk. Day 705 of the war

• Germany: the launch of the pro-Russian Wagenknecht party

• Ukrainian attacks on the Russian fuel sector

• Fico meets Shmyhal: Slovakia’s two-track Ukraine policy

• De-risking in low gear. The way forward for the EU’s economic security agenda

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy