The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A feint from the Kremlin: Russian initiative for peace talks with Ukraine

• China-Russia trade: asymmetrical, yet indispensable 

• The European Commission’s plan for abandoning Russian energy imports

• Low oil prices are forcing Russia to revise its 2025 budget

• Friedrich Merz elected Germany’s Chancellor in the second round of voting

• The Ukraine–US agreement on minerals

• Romania: coalition crisis resulting from the first round of the presidential election

• Massive Ukrainian attacks on Crimea. Day 1168 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus

Help from the Far East: Japan’s support for Ukraine

On the eve of a parliamentary election in Moldova: a European future in the shadow of uncertain results

Putin’s elite divides the spoils in Russia: large-scale nationalisation and re-privatisation of assets

A nationalist voice of protest: the resurgence of radical parties in Bulgaria

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states