The Russians are destroying infrastructure in Odesa oblast. Day 1399 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Germany: Nuclear phase-out postponed for three and a half months

• China: moderate adjustments to the ‘zero COVID’ strategy

• Russia and Ukraine on the prospects for peace talks

• Germany: dispute over benefits rules for the long-term unemployed

• Better late than never. Bulgaria’s parliament agrees to supply weapons to Ukraine

• Ukraine without electricity. 265th day of the war

• Partial rerun of the Bundestag elections

• The left-liberal march forward: Pirc Musar is president of Slovenia

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