Ukraine strikes Russian fuel terminals on the Baltic coast. Day 1497 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Slowdown in Russia’s advances on the front. Day 1469 of the war

• Germany and nuclear deterrence: dialogue with France while preserving US guarantees

• Sweden and the erosion of the nuclear taboo

• Assertiveness in retreat. Merz visits China

• US and Israeli strikes on Iran: an attempt to engineer regime change

• Protests in Serbia: the government and its opponents close ranks

• Turkey and nuclear weapons: playing a game of strategic ambiguity

• No breakthrough as planned: the current state of Russia-Belarus integration

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation

Bosnia and Herzegovina in limbo: 30 years since the Dayton Agreement

A blow to Russia’s influence in Central Europe? US sanctions target Russia’s oil sector