37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• President until the end of the war. Volodymyr Zelensky’s term of office is extended

• The attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister

• North Macedonia: the right returns to power

• Georgia passes the ‘law on agents’, the internal crisis escalates

• A new front in Kharkiv oblast. Day 810 of the war

• A record month for Ukrainian exports?

• Lithuania: Nausėda is favourite to win the run-off presidential election

• Russia’s new government: the Kremlin is preparing for a long war

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