Ukraine deals a blow against shipping in the Sea of Azov. Day 1602 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Crimea’s supply route at risk. Day 1581 of the war

• Germany: the new face of Die Linke

• The enduring legacy of Beneš: Slovak–Hungarian tensions in a historical context

• Ukraine and Moldova launch EU accession negotiations

• The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in flames. Day 1574 of the war

• A new EU security strategy in the making: high ambitions constrained by limited means

• Ukrainian Armed Forces pin hopes on foreign recruits

• Pawn and King: Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

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

Latvia’s bitter success: a state locked in a cycle of polarisation