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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Czech president’s private foreign policy

• The Russian-Saudi summit

• Franco-German tandem in EU’s security policy – industrial interests and military differences

• A gas pipeline ‘above the law’? The EU Council’s legal service gives its opinion on Nord Stream 2

• The Turkish reaction to the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan

• Ukraine: a blow against the national minorities’ school system

• Germany after the parliamentary elections

• Aurora: Sweden’s response to Zapad?

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