The Russians are advancing towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Day 1462 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The spectre of deficit: Ukraine’s third war budget

• Germany: Law on the financing of party foundations

• Russian missiles strike Kyiv again. Day 628 of the war

• Macron in Central Asia: the rise of French ambitions in the region

• The United States steps up its sanctions against Russia

• Slovakia suspends its military support to Ukraine. Day 623 of the war

• Local elections in Moldova: success of the ‘pro-European’ opposition

• Changes to the EU’s EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

More continuity than change: the Merz government’s Energiewende

Electromobility ‘Made in Türkiye’: Turkey’s automotive sector in the era of change

Poisoned gifts: humanitarian and development aid in Russia’s foreign policy

The little ‘Big Brother’ is still watching. Montenegro’s response to Serbia’s influence

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the Black Sea region: increased cooperation?

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence