An intensification of air strikes instead of an offensive. Day 1553 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 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

• Romania: breakup of the grand coalition and a new phase of the political crisis

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Waiting for Godot: Prospects for resolving the Bulgaria–North Macedonia dispute

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 4

Stable stagnation: Hungary’s economic standing after 16 years of Orbán’s rule

More than life at stake: the uncertain future of the Kadyrov regime in Chechnya