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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The EU’s strategic energy partnership with the US after a year of war

• Finland becomes NATO’s thirty-first member state

• Bulgaria: another early election without a result

• Presidential elections in Montenegro: the end of the Djukanovic era

• Fighting around Bakhmut and Avdiivka stabilises. Day 403 of the war

• Tokayev consolidates his position: parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

• Ukraine prepares to launch a counteroffensive. Day 400 of the war

• A tactical pause: Netanyahu halts his judicial reform

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