A sham “energy truce”. Day 1441 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• An increase in Russia’s agri-food exports

• The Tirana summit: Zelensky is looking for support in the Balkans

• Consolidating for victory: Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly

• Tamás Sulyok is elected Hungary’s president

• Voting with no alternative. Parliamentary and local ‘elections’ in Belarus

• More agreements on long-term support for Ukraine. Day 733 of the war

• Russia faces new sanctions on the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion

• Putin’s foreign legion. Foreigners fighting in the war with Ukraine

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy