37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Transformation of Lukashenka’s system of government: the draft of Belarus’s new constitution

• Lithuania: a step towards allowing the original spelling of non-Lithuanian surnames

• Kazakhstan: work starts on dismantling the Nazarbayev system

• Blinken–Lavrov talks in Geneva: neither progress, nor break-off

• More continuity than change. Germany’s response to Russian demands and the future of NS2

• The anti-Western narrative in Belarus’s historical policy becomes harsher

• Czech Republic: disputes over farm support strategy

• Energy prices surge in Germany

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Rijeka Gateway Terminal – a new competitor in the race for Central European markets

The EU in the face of China’s growing role in global and European climate policy

Russia’s stagnating economy