An intensification of air strikes instead of an offensive. Day 1553 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Both sides shift positions on the frontline. Day 519 of the war

• Ukraine: Sense Bank nationalised

• Russia shells Ukrainian ports on the Danube. Day 516 of the war

• Erdoğan visits the Gulf States: closer cooperation

• Russia and Belarus accuse Poland of preparing aggressive plans

• A stopover in Belarus. Wagner mercenaries in search of a new modus operandi

• Russian missile attacks on Odesa. Day 512 of the war

• Germany’s strategy towards China: a farewell to illusions

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Sky-high ambitions of the Orbán government: Budapest’s air cargo boom

Forging a nationalist model army. The political prospects of the Azov Movement

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 1

Excessive dependence? The growing role of US LNG and oil in the EU market

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt