Mutual escalation of air strikes. Day 1546 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The East–West transport axis: between Georgia’s dominance and Armenia’s ambitions

• United States: planned reduction of the US military presence in Germany

• Ukrainian attacks on Russian fuel infrastructure. Day 1532 of the war

• Germany: plans to lift permanent border controls with Luxembourg

• Rule of law concerns in Albania: an obstacle to EU accession

• Kosovo: dissolution of parliament

• Putin–Trump phone call: no shift in either side’s position

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

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Latvia’s bitter success: a state locked in a cycle of polarisation

The president’s new clothes: Bulgaria ahead of parliamentary elections

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 5

Racing against the next winter: Ukraine’s energy sector after the heating season

Gains amid mounting challenges: the consequences of the war in Iran for Russia

An asymmetric neighbourhood: Moldova’s risks, opportunities, and fears in its policy towards Ukraine