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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Schulz effect – the German Social Democrats are gaining popularity

• Germany: Steinmeier’s active presidency

• Ukraine: a record year for Naftogaz

• Russia strengthens its border with Belarus

• Germany: the SPD has a stronger influence on foreign policy

• Turkey and the United Kingdom: cooperation without Brussels

• Escalation of tension in the Donbas

• Schulz – the SPD candidate for the position of chancellor

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the Black Sea region: increased cooperation?

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