North Korean missiles strike Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. Day 1630 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Latvia: border closure with Belarus emerges as an election campaign issue

• Kyiv defenceless against ballistic missiles. Day 1623 of the war

• 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

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Waiting for reforms: the future of the German welfare state

Deeper reconciliation or reopening old wounds? Controversy over the gathering of the German expellee association in the Czech Republic

Armenia ahead of the election: between Russia and the West

Faster – lower – stronger: the policies of Fico’s fourth government in Slovakia

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