Devastating Russian attacks on the capital’s energy infrastructure. Day 1427 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The European Council greenlights greater EU involvement in strengthening military capabilities

• Rivalry between state services: the fight for control over combating corruption in Ukraine

• Trump’s first sanctions, the EU’s 19th sanctions package: the West increases the pressure on Russia

• Global shipping operator MSC is building bridgeheads in western Ukraine

• Azerbaijan lifts transit blockade to Armenia: a step towards lasting peace

• Russia’s new migration policy concept – security at the core

• US sanctions against Serbian oil company NIS

• Russian troops in the centre of Kupiansk. Day 1336 of the war

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy

The year of Péter Magyar: great expectations, great challenges