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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD on increasing defence and infrastructure spending

• MAGA casts a shadow on US-Romanian relations

• German exports under pressure: Germany’s trade in 2024

• Americans suspend military aid to Ukraine. Day 1105 of the war

• The failure of Zelensky’s US visit and Europe’s plan to end the war

• Abkhazia: a new leader from the old establishment

• Russia is tempting Trump: friendly offers and tough negotiations

• A ‘new Kurdish opening’ in Turkey: a bumpy road to peace

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Stable stagnation: Hungary’s economic standing after 16 years of Orbán’s rule

More than life at stake: the uncertain future of the Kadyrov regime in Chechnya

Patience wears thin as Ukraine adopts a harder line on China

Turkey’s LNG game amid the war in the Middle East

Chaos is a blessing: the attack on Iran and the future of sanctions on Russian oil

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3