The Russians are regrouping their forces. Day 1434 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukraine increases taxes amid mounting budgetary pressures

• Germany’s Arctic policy guidelines: greater focus on security

• A new tool in Germany’s raw materials policy

• ‘Dr Fico and Mr Hyde’: Slovakia’s game with Ukraine and Russia

• Recruitment starts for the Ukrainian Legion. Day 957 of the war

• Czech Republic: the Pirates have fallen overboard from the government

• Lithuania accuses the Lukashenka regime of crimes against humanity

• The shadow of recent glory: the Belarusian IT sector after 2022

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

NATO summit in The Hague: Trump’s return and a two-component 5% of GDP on defence

Open code, closed system: the role of open source in China’s technological rivalry with the United States

Discipline and punish: how Turkey controls the internet

Croatia’s demographic crisis: how to address depopulation

The CDU/CSU–SPD government facing economic challenges

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