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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Orbán’s blackmail: Hungary threatens to block Ukraine’s integration with the EU

• The Russians are making slow progress. Day 649 of the war

• Ukraine prepares for positional warfare. Day 645 of the war

• The consequences of the Constitutional Court’s ruling. Ways out of the German fiscal crisis

• Germany: a major drop in the number of illegal migrants crossing the Polish border

• Winter attacks the frontline. Day 642 of the war

• An air defence coalition for Ukraine. Day 638 of the war

• Germany: the next steps in designing the hydrogen network

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