The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Iran: a high price for surviving the 12-day war

• Signs of rising tensions within the Russian elite

• New government in Romania: a grand coalition facing major challenges

• Pashinyan’s historic visit to Turkey – a growing urgency for normalisation

• Russia’s response to the US strike on Iran: normalising relations with the US remains a priority

• Another massive Russian air attack on Kyiv. Day 1217 of the war

• War deregulation of the EU: the Defence Readiness Omnibus package adopted to facilitate defence investments

• Minsk seeks to revive its relations with the US

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Help from the Far East: Japan’s support for Ukraine

On the eve of a parliamentary election in Moldova: a European future in the shadow of uncertain results