Slowdown in Russia’s advances on the front. Day 1469 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• ‘Dr Fico and Mr Hyde’: Slovakia’s game with Ukraine and Russia

• Recruitment starts for the Ukrainian Legion. Day 957 of the war

• Czech Republic: the Pirates have fallen overboard from the government

• Lithuania accuses the Lukashenka regime of crimes against humanity

• The shadow of recent glory: the Belarusian IT sector after 2022

• Vuhledar in Russia’s hands. Day 950 of the war

• Strength in LNG? The gas market in Turkey

• Zelensky visits the US: a diplomatic failure rather than a ‘victory plan’

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states

Fuelling defence: expanding NATO’s pipeline system to the eastern flank

A trusted ally? Denmark’s involvement in helping Ukraine

More continuity than change: the Merz government’s Energiewende

Electromobility ‘Made in Türkiye’: Turkey’s automotive sector in the era of change

Poisoned gifts: humanitarian and development aid in Russia’s foreign policy