New Year slowdown on the front. Day 1412 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ninth massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. 295th day of the war

• Slovakia: the Heger government collapses, early elections ahead

• Latvia: Kariņš’s second government

• Hungary closer to obtaining recovery funds, but still not guaranteed

• Russians approach Bakhmut. 291st day of the war

• Russia’s ‘war’ budget for 2023–2025

• Not a one step back. Repression continues in Belarus

• Qatar is to start natural gas supplies to Germany

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

The Kaja Kallas era: Estonia’s high-profile diplomacy

The year of Péter Magyar: great expectations, great challenges

Slovakia’s depopulation: balancing support for children and senior citizens

The NB8 group and other formats of security cooperation in the Baltic Sea region

Students vs the system – protest strategies in Serbia