Kyiv’s bridges in the crosshairs of Russian drones. Day 1686 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Challenges in filling EU gas storage facilities ahead of winter

• Germany accuses Russia of attempted attack at Leipzig Airport

• Ukrainian advances north of Lyman. Day 1651 of the war

• Putin's decree: a state unable to protect the economy

• Fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex leaves 15 casualties ahead of Russian-Chinese project launch

• Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan: Tokayev consolidates power

• Sloviansk has become a combat zone. Day 1644 of the war

• Ukraine: another corruption scandal within Zelensky’s inner circle

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

High unemployment and labour shortages: paradoxes in Ukraine’s wartime labour market

The war in the Gulf and the challenges facing EU energy policy

Opening Pandora’s box? Instability in the Persian Gulf as a risk factor for global transport and supply chains

Build with Ukraine: Kyiv’s new approach to defence industrial cooperation with European partners

All quiet on the Eastern front: China’s economy after a year of trade war

Latvia’s bitter success: a state locked in a cycle of polarisation