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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

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

• The EU opens accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova

• Cyberattack paralyses communications in Ukraine. Day 659 of the war

• Stopping Vietnam from making a U-turn. Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi

• Germany: the budget crisis has been resolved

• Ukraine: another amendment to the law on national minorities

• The EU clashes with Beijing: the EU-China summit

• Lukashenka’s diplomatic offensive outside Europe

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