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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Hostile takeover – court removes leader of Turkey’s opposition party

• Nuclear force exercises in Russia and Belarus

• No change in course: the Sino-Russian summit in Beijing

• The boom in virtual assets in Kyrgyzstan – sanctions as a driver of growth

• Balancing and appeasing: Bucharest’s foreign policy amid transatlantic disputes

• Mutual escalation of air strikes. Day 1546 of the war

• Stalemate: the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

• Ukraine: corruption scandal involving senior government officials continues

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