Slowdown in Russia’s advances on the front. Day 1469 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Czech defence conglomerate CSG becomes the most valuable company in Central Europe

• A reserve tandem: German–Italian intergovernmental consultations

• The Russians are regrouping their forces. Day 1434 of the war

• Delay of EU-Mercosur deal sparks discontent in Berlin

• US National Defense Strategy: homeland security and the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific

• MOL moves towards acquiring Russian stakes in Serbia’s NIS

• Trump’s Board of Peace: an alternative to the UN?

• The Fico–Trump meeting: Slovakia turns to US nuclear technologies

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

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