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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Recruitment starts for the Ukrainian Legion. Day 957 of the war

• Czech Republic: the Pirates have fallen overboard from the government

• Lithuania accuses the Lukashenka regime of crimes against humanity

• The shadow of recent glory: the Belarusian IT sector after 2022

• Vuhledar in Russia’s hands. Day 950 of the war

• Strength in LNG? The gas market in Turkey

• Zelensky visits the US: a diplomatic failure rather than a ‘victory plan’

• Ukrainians destroy Russian ammunition depots. Day 943 of the war

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