(publication date: June 8, 2026)

CONTENTS

FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY 

Belov V. Russia-Germany: a year of institutionalized confrontation under the F. Merz government. Part 1

Kucherov M., Trofimov P. Visegrad countries in EU military dimension

Turtseva A. The problem of nuclear weapons deployment on Swedish territory in the context of NATO membership

Grinyaev S. On the concept of «deterrence by detection» in NATO’s Arctic policy

ECOMOMY AND INNOVATIONS

Kotov A. The EU’s countries spatial integration models in the global economic system

Sergeev E., Kondratyev M., Salivon A. The evolution of digital market regulation amid the politicization of EU trade policy

ELECTORAL PROCESS

Shishelina L. Hungary’s 2026 Parliamentary elections: initial assessments

Kandel P. Slovenia: voters search for a «Messia» 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Kriuchkov R. Ukraine: the symbiosis of religion and the state against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox church

Martynova A., Gatskovskaya V. The Beneš decrees and contemporary Slovak-Hungarian relations: the 2025 act 

BOOK REVIEW

Goncharenko S. Contemporary international relations: assessments and judgments. On the new book: Lebedeva, O., Bobrov, A. The architecture of world order. Diplomacy of international relations. Moscow: AST publishing house, 2025