37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• SPD wins in Lower Saxony

• Massive rocket attacks on Ukraine. 228th day of the war

• The EU’s eighth package of sanctions against Russia: approaching the oil price cap

• No concessions. Ukraine’s response to Russia’s annexation and nuclear blackmail

• Elections in Bosnia & Herzegovina: a sclerotic system faced with crisis

• Slovakia to deliver howitzers to Ukraine – Denmark, Germany and Norway are paying

• Czech Republic: a good result in the Senate for the ruling coalition, but a warning in the local elections

• Further advances by Ukrainian troops. 223rd day of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy