Russia is expanding the area under its control around Vovchansk. Day 1525 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Germany’s military service reform: voluntarism at its core

• Russia added to the EU’s ‘blacklist’ of money-laundering jurisdictions

• EDIP: more cooperation in the European defence industry

• Belarusian balloons prompt emergency situation in Lithuania

• Severe Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants. Day 1385 of the war

• The new US National Security Strategy: a manifesto for a sovereign America in a multipolar world

• Germany: the 2026 budget and rising debt

• Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan: consolidating the presidential system

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy