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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Operation Midas: the largest corruption scandal within Zelensky’s inner circle

• A painful blow to Ukraine’s heating system. Day 1358 of the war

• Praise from Brussels: Ukraine and Moldova make progress on the path to the EU

• Pragmatism beyond divides: Central Asia’s engagement with Afghanistan

• Latvia’s governing coalition is falling apart: a dispute over the Istanbul Convention

• Short conscription period, big ambitions: Croatia reinstates compulsory military service

• The Trump–Xi meeting. A fragile truce on unclear conditions

• The Pokrovsk agglomeration in operational encirclement. Day 1350 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