A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 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?

• China’s CEFC has acquired a stake in Rosneft

• Russia’s foreign policy – concessions to Kadyrov

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt

The Trump administration and the Russia-Ukraine war: in search of an agreement with Moscow

The economies of the Baltic states: recession, stagnation and acceleration

Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War

Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West