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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Local election in Slovakia: Smer comes first, but not unscathed

• The political consequences of the investigation into the Czech Prime Minister

• A symbolic victory for Navalny in Strasbourg

• Russia’s ‘turn to the East’?

• Fake elections in Donbas

• Finland: suspicious Russian properties

• Early elections in Armenia: Pashinyan’s gambit

• A continuity coalition in Bavaria

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