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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• China’s diplomatic game over the ‘peace plan’

• Bakhmut is defending itself. Day 365 of the war

• Germany: plans for a new LNG hub near Rügen

• Slovakia, Hungary: minister Káčer’s controversial comments

• Putin’s address: an attempt to unite Russians and blackmail the West

• Biden in Kyiv. Day 361 of the war

• Moldova’s new (old) government: security, economy and integration with the EU

• No new armaments for Ukraine from Ramstein. Day 358 of the war

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