Ukraine strikes Russian fuel terminals on the Baltic coast. Day 1497 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The new government of Ukraine: stabilisation, despite obstacles

• Russian military intervention in Crimea

• The government coalition in Romania breaks up

• Estonia’s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip resigns

• Russian investments in Kyrgyzstan

• Harsh sentences in the ‘Bolotnaya trial’ with the Maidan in the background

• Defence procurement – a minefield for Germany’s new defence minister

• Cautious changes in the Czech Republic’s European policy

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus