Three days of calm in Kyiv. Day 1658 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Moldova: taxation as a tool in reintegrating Transnistria

• Estonia: presidential election in the shadow of a political crisis

• Challenges in filling EU gas storage facilities ahead of winter

• Germany accuses Russia of attempted attack at Leipzig Airport

• Ukrainian advances north of Lyman. Day 1651 of the war

• Fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex leaves 15 casualties ahead of Russian-Chinese project launch

• Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan: Tokayev consolidates power

• Sloviansk has become a combat zone. Day 1644 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The bedrock of security: NATO in Turkey’s Policy

When trouble strikes, turn to the Kremlin: how the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz benefits Russia’s oil exports

Tech oligarchs in the US: the mutual dependence between the Trump administration and Silicon Valley

Waiting for reforms: the future of the German welfare state

Deeper reconciliation or reopening old wounds? Controversy over the gathering of the German expellee association in the Czech Republic

Armenia ahead of the election: between Russia and the West