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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The German ‘Brigade Lithuania’

• Ukraine: the new Black Sea corridor is a success

• Discussions on mobilisation in Ukraine. Day 666 of the war

• Germany boosts its funding for military support to Ukraine

• Germany: a huge contract for Norwegian gas

• Ban on diamond imports to the EU: the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia

• Controversy over the Ukrainian landing in Krynky. Day 663 of the war

• Elections in Serbia: victory for Vučić and a consolidation of the system

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

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