Mutual escalation of air strikes. Day 1546 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The European Commission’s plan for abandoning Russian energy imports

• Low oil prices are forcing Russia to revise its 2025 budget

• Friedrich Merz elected Germany’s Chancellor in the second round of voting

• The Ukraine–US agreement on minerals

• Romania: coalition crisis resulting from the first round of the presidential election

• Massive Ukrainian attacks on Crimea. Day 1168 of the war

• Germany: counterintelligence designates the AfD as an extremist party

• Iran’s president visits Baku: seeking de-escalation

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Forging a nationalist model army. The political prospects of the Azov Movement

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 1

Excessive dependence? The growing role of US LNG and oil in the EU market

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt

The Trump administration and the Russia-Ukraine war: in search of an agreement with Moscow