The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 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

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus

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