Russians are getting closer to capturing Pokrovsk and Vovchansk. Day 1378 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Gazprom in 2023: exports to Europe stabilise, China’s importance grows

• The EU approves financial assistance for Ukraine and negotiates military assistance

• The Czech nuclear tender: more units to be built, but without US participation

• The Wagner forces under a new flag: Russia’s Africa Corps in Burkina Faso

• Local success for Russians at Kupyansk. Day 705 of the war

• Germany: the launch of the pro-Russian Wagenknecht party

• Ukrainian attacks on the Russian fuel sector

• Fico meets Shmyhal: Slovakia’s two-track Ukraine policy

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Finding our bearings: tracking circumvention of EU dual-use sanctions on Russia

Germany: a significant drop in the number of asylum applications