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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Belarus: further Western sanctions

• Germany’s non-paper defending Nord Stream 2 addressed to the members of the US Congress

• The Federal Network Agency suspends the process of certifying Nord Stream 2

• Threat of liquidation of the Memorial Society in Russia

• Russian gas on the EU market: increased transmission and continuing uncertainty

• Lithuania’s reactions to the escalating migration crisis

• Ukraine on the verge of an energy crisis

• Support for Lukashenka. Russia’s response to the migration crisis

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