Russian advances in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Day 1364 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia recognises the independence of the Donbas

• Risks to the Ukrainian economy caused by Russian pressure

• Russia is exacerbating the situation in the Donbas

• Russia: mock de-escalation around Ukraine

• Gazprom’s new Chinese contract

• Russian expansion onto the nitrogen market

• The end of prosperity? The West blocks the export of Belarusian potash fertilisers

• Preparing for a crisis on the European gas market

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The NB8 group and other formats of security cooperation in the Baltic Sea region

Students vs the system – protest strategies in Serbia

Finding our bearings: tracking circumvention of EU dual-use sanctions on Russia

Germany: a significant drop in the number of asylum applications

A campaign without elections. Ukraine’s political landscape in the fourth year of the war

Russia’s budget under pressure from low oil prices