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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad: a constant element of Russia’s policy of intimidation

• The parliamentary election in Georgia: Georgian Dream remains in power

• Germany: time is running out for the development of the electricity and energy network

• Russia on the new findings concerning the downing of flight MH17

• The referendum in Hungary: Orbán’s debatable success

• The Serbian referendum in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ukraine: new regulator of the energy sector

• Georgia: pre-electoral uncertainty

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