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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Finland’s new government coalition: 2% of GDP to be allocated on defence despite budget cuts

• Grain comes first: the African peace initiative for Ukraine

• Ukrainian forces continue their offensive in the south. Day 481 of the war

• Blinken in Beijing: stabilisation with no prospects for a breakthrough

• Romania: a new government with an eye on upcoming elections

• The offensive along the Zaporizhzhia front slows down. Day 477 of the war

• Growing crisis surrounding the Turkish lira

• Moldova: diversifying supplies and curbing Gazprom’s influence

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Germany: a significant drop in the number of asylum applications

A campaign without elections. Ukraine’s political landscape in the fourth year of the war

Russia’s budget under pressure from low oil prices