Russia is expanding the area under its control around Vovchansk. Day 1525 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• By armour and by fear: the Russian army on the western flank

• Denmark: Baltic Pipe’s construction temporarily suspended

• Russia’s presidency of the Arctic Council: Multilateralism à la russe

• Pratasievich kidnapped: Lukashenka's brutal game

• The legalisation of terror. The Belarusian regime expands the legal basis for repression

• Nord Stream 2 AG exempted from US sanctions

• Lukashenka’s ‘legacy’: a step towards the collegial governance

• Troops withdrawing? Russian forces still on Ukraine’s borders

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy