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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia: the influential media receive another major blow

• Tensions rising in Kharkov

• The Ukrainian Lustration Act

• The launch of the modified Southern Gas Corridor

• Ukraine under pressure

• Turkey’s stance on the escalation of the conflict in Iraq and Syria

• Is Russia making preparations for a great war?

• The regional elections in Russia: no competition, no surprises

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