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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ulyukaev is sentenced to 8 years in a penal colony: the Kremlin demonstrates its ruthlessness

• The SPD convention: green light given to coalition talks with the Christian Democrats

• Erdoğan in Greece: a historic visit with revisionism in the background

• Russia: growing influence in Egypt

• Germany: another attempt at the grand coalition

• Nord Stream 2: Denmark’s playing for time

• Ukraine: a commotion around Saakashvili

• Putin’s pro-family support programme

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