Russians are getting closer to capturing Pokrovsk and Vovchansk. Day 1378 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Operation Midas: the largest corruption scandal within Zelensky’s inner circle

• A painful blow to Ukraine’s heating system. Day 1358 of the war

• Praise from Brussels: Ukraine and Moldova make progress on the path to the EU

• Pragmatism beyond divides: Central Asia’s engagement with Afghanistan

• Latvia’s governing coalition is falling apart: a dispute over the Istanbul Convention

• Short conscription period, big ambitions: Croatia reinstates compulsory military service

• The Trump–Xi meeting. A fragile truce on unclear conditions

• The Pokrovsk agglomeration in operational encirclement. Day 1350 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Putin’s elite divides the spoils in Russia: large-scale nationalisation and re-privatisation of assets

A nationalist voice of protest: the resurgence of radical parties in Bulgaria

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states

Fuelling defence: expanding NATO’s pipeline system to the eastern flank