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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Schulz effect – the German Social Democrats are gaining popularity

• Germany: Steinmeier’s active presidency

• Ukraine: a record year for Naftogaz

• Russia strengthens its border with Belarus

• Germany: the SPD has a stronger influence on foreign policy

• Turkey and the United Kingdom: cooperation without Brussels

• Escalation of tension in the Donbas

• Schulz – the SPD candidate for the position of chancellor

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