Russian advances in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Day 1364 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Barriers to a ‘pragmatic policy’ towards Turkey: Chancellor Merz in Ankara

• Derogation of Rosneft’s German assets from US sanctions

• Lithuania closes its border with Belarus for a month

• Russian soldiers in the centre of Pokrovsk. Day 1343 of the war

• Fourth Plenum of the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: major purges in the military and within the party

• The European Council greenlights greater EU involvement in strengthening military capabilities

• Rivalry between state services: the fight for control over combating corruption in Ukraine

• Trump’s first sanctions, the EU’s 19th sanctions package: the West increases the pressure on Russia

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Fuelling defence: expanding NATO’s pipeline system to the eastern flank

A trusted ally? Denmark’s involvement in helping Ukraine

More continuity than change: the Merz government’s Energiewende