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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Wagner forces under a new flag: Russia’s Africa Corps in Burkina Faso

• Local success for Russians at Kupyansk. Day 705 of the war

• Germany: the launch of the pro-Russian Wagenknecht party

• Ukrainian attacks on the Russian fuel sector

• Fico meets Shmyhal: Slovakia’s two-track Ukraine policy

• De-risking in low gear. The way forward for the EU’s economic security agenda

• Ukraine: the law enforcement bodies take controversial actions targeting business

• Slovenia in the vanguard of Europe’s criticism of Israel

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