First exercises by the Ukrainian support force contingent. Day 1,721 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Zelensky unveils the Victory Plan

• The Ukrainian government’s systematic pressure on the media

• Lithuania: following the first round of the parliamentary election, the Social Democrats are well-positioned to assume power

• Russia hits transports to Odesa. Day 964 of the war

• Ukraine increases taxes amid mounting budgetary pressures

• Germany’s Arctic policy guidelines: greater focus on security

• A new tool in Germany’s raw materials policy

• ‘Dr Fico and Mr Hyde’: Slovakia’s game with Ukraine and Russia

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A new Ostpolitik? Ukraine as a priority of the Merz government

High unemployment and labour shortages: paradoxes in Ukraine’s wartime labour market

The war in the Gulf and the challenges facing EU energy policy

Opening Pandora’s box? Instability in the Persian Gulf as a risk factor for global transport and supply chains

Build with Ukraine: Kyiv’s new approach to defence industrial cooperation with European partners

All quiet on the Eastern front: China’s economy after a year of trade war