The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• North Macedonia: European integration at a crossroads

• Germany’s military service reform: voluntarism at its core

• Russia added to the EU’s ‘blacklist’ of money-laundering jurisdictions

• EDIP: more cooperation in the European defence industry

• Belarusian balloons prompt emergency situation in Lithuania

• Severe Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants. Day 1385 of the war

• The new US National Security Strategy: a manifesto for a sovereign America in a multipolar world

• Germany: the 2026 budget and rising debt

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Game of drones: the production and use of Ukrainian battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector