A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 20th sanctions package: the EU signals it will stay the course despite the energy crisis

• Turkey: intensification of repression against the opposition

• A safer alternative: growing interest in the Middle Corridor in Central Asia

• Oil for a loan: EU unlocks financial assistance for Ukraine

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

• Bulgaria’s elections: Radev secures a breakthrough victory

• Russia blocks Telegram and cracks down on VPNs

• Germany–Ukraine intergovernmental consultations: security as the foundation of a strategic partnership

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

More than life at stake: the uncertain future of the Kadyrov regime in Chechnya

Patience wears thin as Ukraine adopts a harder line on China

Turkey’s LNG game amid the war in the Middle East

Chaos is a blessing: the attack on Iran and the future of sanctions on Russian oil

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3

The dismantling of the Kurdish quasi-state: a new stage in Syria’s post-war transformation