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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Orbán–Putin meeting in Beijing: Hungary drifting away from the West

• Another war or a deal? A new phase in the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict

• Russian attacks across the whole front. Day 600 of the war

• Syria: renewed tensions between Turkey and the US

• Israel prepares to retaliate on Gaza. One week after the attack

• Battle of Avdiivka. Day 596 of the war

• A thaw in Turkish-Greek relations

• Zelensky in Bucharest: moving towards a new opening

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