ZOiS Spotlight 17/2026 | Maryna Rabynovich

by Ekaterina Paustyan Against the backdrop of the protracted war against Ukraine, Russia is applying a new logic when selecting top officials for its regional administration. Recent appointments in Western regions favor officials with military backgrounds and experience working in Russia-occupied territories, signaling that the Kremlin has no intention of changing course. The fifth year…

by Ekaterina Paustyan Against the backdrop of the protracted war against Ukraine, Russia is applying a new logic when selecting top officials for its regional administration. Recent appointments in We...

by Katarina Damčević The illegal-waste scandal in Gospić has shaken Croatia – and it has the potential to cause significant harm to society. A closer look at the government's public communication stra...

von Konrad Clewing In Den Haag ist das Urteil gegen die vier Vertreter der ehemaligen UÇK-Führungsebene um Hashim Thaçi gefallen. Der Richterspruch kann in Teilen überzeugen, weist aus historischer Si...

Putins Partei "Einiges Russland" holt erwartungsgemäß ein historisches Rekordergebnis in der Duma. Wie der Kreml die Wahlen steuerte, was das Ergebnis über die tatsächliche Stimmung im Land verrät und...

Der Kreml geht gegen westliche Firmen vor, die in Russland geblieben sind. Die Schweiz zähle zu den «unfreundlichen» Ländern, lautet die Begründung. Nestlé droht die Enteignung.

A e ndryshon vendimi i Hagës mënyrën si duhet parë UÇK-ja? Historiani Konrad Clewing flet për fajin individual, luftën e Kosovës dhe kufijtë e gjykimit historik.

ZOiS Spotlight 16/2026 | Irina Busygina

Mit Alex Yusupov, Félix Krawatzek und Sophia Winkler

ZOiS Spotlight 6/2026 | Timo Mohr

The Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) offers researchers the opportunity to undertake longer residencies as part of external funding programmes (e.g. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Erasmus+, Max Weber Program, DAAD, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships). These stays are intended to forge lasting connections and further the internationalisation of research at ZOiS. In addition to working on their own projects, visiting researchers enter into an intensive dialogue with ZOiS researchers and are encouraged to present their research findings at the ZOiS colloquium.

The call is open, especially to early-career scholars (with PhD) from South-Eastern Europe, historians, anthropologists, linguists, and scholars of cognate disciplines. Fellows are expected to conduct...

Spotlight on Ukraine 26 | Olena Bogdan