The Russians are building their own Starlink system. Day 1490 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Trump’s first executive orders: domestic security, energy, and trade

• Greater risks, greater hopes: Ukraine’s stance on Trump

• Environmental disaster in the Black Sea: Russia’s disregard for regulatory standards

• US military support for Ukraine: what to expect after Biden?

• Britain pledges a century of support for Ukraine. Day 1063 of the war

• The world according to Trump: the new US administration’s foreign policy vision

• A new Russian-Iranian treaty: closing ranks ahead of Trump’s presidency

• Ukraine’s trade in 2024: restoration of logistical routes

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus

Help from the Far East: Japan’s support for Ukraine

On the eve of a parliamentary election in Moldova: a European future in the shadow of uncertain results

Putin’s elite divides the spoils in Russia: large-scale nationalisation and re-privatisation of assets

A nationalist voice of protest: the resurgence of radical parties in Bulgaria