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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Macedonia: the centre-right cedes power

• The fall of the Kosovo government – a snap election in June

• Macron in Germany: far from a two-speed Europe

• Uzbekistan: the new president’s consolidation of power

• Russia, Turkey and Iran agree on the establishment of ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria

• Pre-election battle at the top of Czech politics

• Navalny eliminated from presidential elections in Russia

• The Nord Stream 2 financing agreements

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