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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A stopover in Belarus. Wagner mercenaries in search of a new modus operandi

• Russian missile attacks on Odesa. Day 512 of the war

• Germany’s strategy towards China: a farewell to illusions

• Russia’s game with the West: Moscow withdraws from the grain deal

• Second successful attack on the Crimean Bridge. Day 509 of the war

• Ukraine: two years’ free trading of arable land

• Russia’s generals frustrated. Day 505 of the war

• Elections in Uzbekistan: consolidation of the Mirziyoyev regime

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