Russians cut off from the Starlink system. Day 1448 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: lower taxes and greater focus on border protection and confrontation with China

• Turbulent stabilisation: Turkey’s economy under Şimşek’s supervision

• Czech Republic without power: lessons from the blackout

• ‘Shaheds’ hit Ukrainian recruitment centres. Day 1231 of the war

• The EU–Moldova summit: pre-election support for pro-European forces

• A ‘new’ opening: Russia officially recognises the Taliban regime

• America First: US halts arms deliveries to Ukraine

• The Bundestag adopts a tax relief package for business

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The little ‘Big Brother’ is still watching. Montenegro’s response to Serbia’s influence

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the Black Sea region: increased cooperation?

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