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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukrainian refugees will stay in Germany for longer

• The EU’s ninth sanctions package: symbolic unity

• Russia retrofits forces in Belarus. 298th day of the war

• Austria vetoes Romania and Bulgaria entering Schengen

• Verdict against Istanbul’s mayor: the election campaign in Turkey starts

• Ninth massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. 295th day of the war

• Slovakia: the Heger government collapses, early elections ahead

• Latvia: Kariņš’s second government

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