A sham “energy truce”. Day 1441 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Lithuania accuses the Lukashenka regime of crimes against humanity

• The shadow of recent glory: the Belarusian IT sector after 2022

• Vuhledar in Russia’s hands. Day 950 of the war

• Strength in LNG? The gas market in Turkey

• Zelensky visits the US: a diplomatic failure rather than a ‘victory plan’

• Ukrainians destroy Russian ammunition depots. Day 943 of the war

• Success for the SPD in Brandenburg

• Acquiring resources and legitimising the partnership: Scholz’s visit to Central Asia

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy