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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Hell has frozen over: Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak resigns

• Snap presidential election in Republika Srpska: Dodik’s candidate wins

• Easing tensions: German finance minister visits China

• Germany Opens the Door to CCS

• The Russians are flanking Huliaipole. Day 1371 of the war

• New US peace plan: pressure on Kyiv on Moscow’s conditions

• Beijing escalates diplomatic conflict with Tokyo

• Germany is cutting benefits for refugees from Ukraine

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