The Russians are destroying infrastructure in Odesa oblast. Day 1399 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A growing deficit of coal in Ukraine

• Russian war games in the Baltic Sea region: the Swedish case

• Tough decisions for Turkey in the war against Islamic State

• Bitter victory for Bulgaria’s centre-right

• The rising cost of getting closer to Beijing: New Russian-Chinese economic agreements

• Slovakia and Hungary on gas supplies to Ukraine

• Gas negotiations Ukraine-Russia-EU: war of attrition

• Election in Latvia overshadowed by ethnic divides

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

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