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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Bremen: SPD fails in a bastion of the left

• Ukraine considers a referendum on new Donbas agreements

• Russian scenarios: Moscow on the inauguration of President Zelensky

• Ukraine: inauguration of the president and dissolution of parliament

• Russia returns to the Council of Europe

• Pompeo in Russia: good atmosphere, but no visible results

• The offensive of Assad’s troops on the Turkish de-escalation zone in Syria

• Canceled election of the mayor of Istanbul

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