The Russians are launching an attack along the border with Poland. Day 1665 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 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

• Germany: counterintelligence designates the AfD as an extremist party

• Iran’s president visits Baku: seeking de-escalation

• Erdoğan’s visit to Rome – the Italian gateway to Europe

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Waiting for Godot: Prospects for resolving the Bulgaria–North Macedonia dispute

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 4

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