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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The 100th anniversary of the October Revolution: a troublesome anniversary

• Berlin and PESCO: German priorities in developing military cooperation within the EU

• Czech Republic: Babiš’s domination

• Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

• The Czech president’s private foreign policy

• The Russian-Saudi summit

• Franco-German tandem in EU’s security policy – industrial interests and military differences

• A gas pipeline ‘above the law’? The EU Council’s legal service gives its opinion on Nord Stream 2

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