Russians are getting closer to capturing Pokrovsk and Vovchansk. Day 1378 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD on increasing defence and infrastructure spending

• MAGA casts a shadow on US-Romanian relations

• German exports under pressure: Germany’s trade in 2024

• Americans suspend military aid to Ukraine. Day 1105 of the war

• The failure of Zelensky’s US visit and Europe’s plan to end the war

• Abkhazia: a new leader from the old establishment

• Russia is tempting Trump: friendly offers and tough negotiations

• A ‘new Kurdish opening’ in Turkey: a bumpy road to peace

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The NB8 group and other formats of security cooperation in the Baltic Sea region

Students vs the system – protest strategies in Serbia

Finding our bearings: tracking circumvention of EU dual-use sanctions on Russia

Germany: a significant drop in the number of asylum applications

A campaign without elections. Ukraine’s political landscape in the fourth year of the war

Russia’s budget under pressure from low oil prices