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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• CASA 1000: Electricity from Central Asia will be supplied to the south

• Disciplining the influential media in Russia

• Romania becomes part of the missile defence system

• Plahotniuc in the USA: legitimising the Moldovan oligarch

• The political manifesto of the Alternative for Germany – the sum of all fears

• Turkey/EU: playing hardball on visa liberalisation

• Snap election in Serbia: the dominance of the ruling right continues

• The establishment of a self-regulating body of the Prosecutor rules out the chances of Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office being reformed

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