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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Gazprom’s new Chinese contract

• Russian expansion onto the nitrogen market

• The end of prosperity? The West blocks the export of Belarusian potash fertilisers

• Preparing for a crisis on the European gas market

• The US and NATO respond to the Kremlin’s demands: Russia’s reactions

• Russia: the major gas sector indices of 2021

• Ukraine: Germany is under increasing criticism

• The power of keeping calm. Ukraine in the face of Russia’s potential aggression

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