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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Czech Republic: politics in the hands of businessmen

• Prospects for the centre-left government in Romania

• Turkey’s Iraq problem

• Uzbekistan: normalisation of relations with neighbours

• The risk of escalating tensions in Minsk-Moscow relations

• Russia and Turkey: leading towards a concert of powers in Syria

• The Berlin attack – another problem for Merkel

• Russia–Japan: No breakthrough on the Kuril Islands

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