Russia’s frontline advances slowing. Day 1560 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Putin–Trump phone call: no shift in either side’s position

• Russia is expanding the area under its control around Vovchansk. Day 1525 of the war

• Romania: breakup of the grand coalition and a new phase of the political crisis

• Estonia: assessments of the Russian threat cause friction between Tallinn and Kyiv

• Horizon of ambition: the military strategy and capability profile of the Bundeswehr

• Regional responsibility: Turkey’s vision for the Middle East

• 20th sanctions package: the EU signals it will stay the course despite the energy crisis

• Turkey: intensification of repression against the opposition

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

More than life at stake: the uncertain future of the Kadyrov regime in Chechnya

Patience wears thin as Ukraine adopts a harder line on China

Turkey’s LNG game amid the war in the Middle East

Chaos is a blessing: the attack on Iran and the future of sanctions on Russian oil

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 3

The dismantling of the Kurdish quasi-state: a new stage in Syria’s post-war transformation