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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A new tool in Germany’s raw materials policy

• ‘Dr Fico and Mr Hyde’: Slovakia’s game with Ukraine and Russia

• Recruitment starts for the Ukrainian Legion. Day 957 of the war

• Czech Republic: the Pirates have fallen overboard from the government

• Lithuania accuses the Lukashenka regime of crimes against humanity

• The shadow of recent glory: the Belarusian IT sector after 2022

• Vuhledar in Russia’s hands. Day 950 of the war

• Strength in LNG? The gas market in Turkey

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