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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

• The Kremlin pressurises Belarus to get involved in the war in Ukraine

• Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines

• Hungary’s campaign against the West’s Russia policy

• Sham Russian ‘referendums’ in Ukraine

• Anti-government protests in Moldova

• Chancellor Scholz’s gas-related visit to the Arabian Peninsula

• No change on the front. 216th day of the war

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