State of emergency in Crimea. Day 1588 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• No breakthrough: Russia-US and Ukraine-US talks in Miami

• A bitter compromise over the EU’s financial assistance to Ukraine

• US defence budget for 2026: Congress approves continued support for Ukraine and a military presence in Europe

• One step forward, one step back – a year of the Turkish–Kurdish peace process

• Babiš’s new government: Czechia first

• Ukraine: an unrealistic budget for 2026

• The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

• Eased sanctions for the release of 123 prisoners as US–Belarus relations continue to thaw

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3

The dismantling of the Kurdish quasi-state: a new stage in Syria’s post-war transformation

Relative stabilisation: Ukraine’s economy on the threshold of the fifth year of war

A grim reality and a brighter future: Ukrainian public sentiment in the fifth year of the war

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 2

Year four of the war: the front stabilises, negotiations stall