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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Russian army breaks through north of Pokrovsk. Day 1266 of the war

• The Washington Declaration: moving closer to peace in the South Caucasus

• In the shadow of a potato crisis: problems of the Belarusian economy

• Another barbaric attack on Kyiv. Day 1259 of the war

• Russia is grappling with an influx of Chinese-made cars

• Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada restores independence of anti-corruption bodies

• China-Russia trade in early 2025: Fueling Moscow’s war despite headwinds

• Pokrovsk conurbation in a pocket. Day 1252 of the war

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