37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Slowdown on the frontline. War after 207 days

• Ukraine consolidates in Kharkiv Oblast. War after 204 days

• Fragile truce in the Caucasus: Yerevan’s lsolation, Baku’s assertiveness

• Russia: regional (pseudo)elections in the shadow of war

• Frontline stabilisation. War after 202 days

• Latvia to reintroduce conscription

• Poland and the Baltic states restrict Russian citizens’ entry into the EU

• Armenia’s shelling by Azerbaijan

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy