The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The debt brake is back: the German government presents a draft budget

• Back to trench warfare. Day 495 of the war

• A German brigade permanently stationed in Lithuania?

• Reorganisation of the Ukrainian arms industry. Day 491 of the war

• Ukraine: new problems with the electricity system

• A surge in the number of illegal border crossings in Germany

• The glass half empty. An assessment of Ukraine and Moldova’s progress in implementing EU recommendations

• Chinese consultations in Germany and France: economic cooperation despite differences

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