Ukraine strikes Russian fuel terminals on the Baltic coast. Day 1497 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Lyman rebounded. 221st day of the war

• Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

• The Kremlin pressurises Belarus to get involved in the war in Ukraine

• Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines

• Hungary’s campaign against the West’s Russia policy

• Sham Russian ‘referendums’ in Ukraine

• Anti-government protests in Moldova

• Chancellor Scholz’s gas-related visit to the Arabian Peninsula

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector

The three special cases: demographic processes in the South Caucasus