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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Crisis of the Putin economic model in Russia

• Azerbaijan: closer to Russia, further from the West

• Desperate action by fighters in Grozny

• Thuringia: the first post-Communist state premier

• Germany’s E.ON is running away from its debts – the company’s new strategy

• Moldova: moderate success for the pro-European parties

• The unwanted gas pipeline: Russia has halted the construction of South Stream

• Russia is driving a wedge into 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