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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Czech Republic: The government of Babiš and the left

• Romania: anti-corruption institutions are getting weaker

• NATO summit in Brussels: the eastern flank between the USA and Europe

• Hungary: ‘Stop Soros’ – a package of anti-immigration regulations

• The Franco-German vision of the EU’s reforms as presented in Meseberg

• US Marines in northern Norway

• The Czech Republic: a long way to the vote of confidence for Andrej Babiš’s cabinet

• Russia: unpopular reforms overshadowed by the FIFA World Cup

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