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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Ukrainians are not surrendering Bakhmut. Day 375 of the war

• Estonia: The Reform Party wins the parliamentary election

• Back to discipline: How Germany views the reform of EU budgetary rules

• Lukashenka is honoured with a grand reception in Beijing: China’s message to Moscow

• Ukrainians signal their withdrawal from Bakhmut. Day 372 of the war

• Western sanctions against Russia on the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

• Removal of the commander of Ukrainian forces in Donbas. Day 368 of the war

• Agricultural production in Ukraine has declined significantly

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