Russia’s frontline advances slowing. Day 1560 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Russians are destroying infrastructure in Odesa oblast. Day 1399 of the war

• No breakthrough: Russia-US and Ukraine-US talks in Miami

• A bitter compromise over the EU’s financial assistance to Ukraine

• US defence budget for 2026: Congress approves continued support for Ukraine and a military presence in Europe

• One step forward, one step back – a year of the Turkish–Kurdish peace process

• Babiš’s new government: Czechia first

• Ukraine: an unrealistic budget for 2026

• The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Year four of the war: the front stabilises, negotiations stall

Sometimes it is better not to talk. Pitfalls of potential dialogue between Europe and Russia

Trump’s deportation policy: electoral consequences and social tensions

What counts is the present: Israel’s alliance with the European right

Sky-high ambitions of the Orbán government: Budapest’s air cargo boom

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