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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The agreement between Russia and the United States on Syria: benefits for Moscow

• The empty ritual: parliamentary elections in Belarus

• The German initiative for arms control: time for dialogue with Russia

• Announcement of a breakthrough in Russian-Japanese relations

• The death of Karimov: the game for Uzbekistan

• Election in Mecklenburg: a yellow card for Merkel

• Gas auctions: a new instrument in Gazprom’s policy

• Russia’s ‘Niinistö Plan’

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states