The Russians are attacking data centres in Kyiv. Day 1679 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A bridge too far? Ukraine’s operation to isolate Crimea

• Amendment to China’s National Defence Mobilisation Law

• SBU versus HUR: conflict between Ukraine’s security services

• Three days of calm in Kyiv. Day 1658 of the war

• Wartime economies of scale: €150 billion for defence in the EU’s 2028–2034 budget

• Ukraine: criminal group within the Prosecutor General’s Office

• Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow and Kyiv: White House resumes peace mediation

• Germany: AfD scores landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

When trouble strikes, turn to the Kremlin: how the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz benefits Russia’s oil exports

Tech oligarchs in the US: the mutual dependence between the Trump administration and Silicon Valley

Waiting for reforms: the future of the German welfare state

Deeper reconciliation or reopening old wounds? Controversy over the gathering of the German expellee association in the Czech Republic

Armenia ahead of the election: between Russia and the West

Faster – lower – stronger: the policies of Fico’s fourth government in Slovakia