A sham “energy truce”. Day 1441 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The agreement which divides. Germany’s coalition agreement

• Germany: closer to approving the construction of Nord Stream 2

• Is Romania doomed to instability?

• Macedonia: A new beginning in relations with Greece

• Russia: Navalny’s ‘voters’ strike’

• Czech Republic: a second term for President Zeman

• The Turkish military operation in Afrin, northern Syria

• Ukraine: the West issues an ultimatum to the corrupt elites

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges