A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Germany: Nuclear phase-out postponed for three and a half months

• China: moderate adjustments to the ‘zero COVID’ strategy

• Russia and Ukraine on the prospects for peace talks

• Germany: dispute over benefits rules for the long-term unemployed

• Better late than never. Bulgaria’s parliament agrees to supply weapons to Ukraine

• Ukraine without electricity. 265th day of the war

• Partial rerun of the Bundestag elections

• The left-liberal march forward: Pirc Musar is president of Slovenia

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt

The Trump administration and the Russia-Ukraine war: in search of an agreement with Moscow

The economies of the Baltic states: recession, stagnation and acceleration

Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War

Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West