Sloviansk has become a combat zone. Day 1644 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Fragmented opposition: can the New Party shape the future of Turkish politics?

• Russia: The Kremlin strips political exiles of their civil rights

• Ukraine: suspension of shipping to Black Sea ports and the associated risks

• Ukrainian attacks on Russian logistics hubs. Day 1616 of the war

• China hits Europe’s defence industry in response to the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia

• The EU’s twenty-first sanctions package against Russia: national interests dilute the measures

• Change of government in Moldova: policy continuity and new challenges

• Franco-German deterrence exercises and defence cooperation planning

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The Great Wall of Lights: the global impact of China’s distant-water fishing fleet

Technocratic renewal: main directions and prospects for Péter Magyar’s government policy

Rising tensions within Russia’s ruling elite: a mounting challenge for the Kremlin

Russia’s economy: heading towards recession?

A new Ostpolitik? Ukraine as a priority of the Merz government

High unemployment and labour shortages: paradoxes in Ukraine’s wartime labour market