The Russians are regrouping their forces. Day 1434 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Eastern Ukraine: the separatists’ offensive in anticipation of the ‘referendum’

• Germany trying for a lucrative contract in Russia

• The Geneva (dis)agreement on Ukraine

• The Slovakian-Ukrainian gas reversal: What is Bratislava up to?

• Armenia on its way to the Customs Union (and greater dependence on Russia)

• Putin challenges Brussels to a gas duel

• Ukraine closer to losing the eastern part of the country

• Kazakhstan: a new prime minister for hard times

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