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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Orban's anti-liberal manifesto

• Further EU sanctions against Russia

• Ukrainian-Russian war under the banner of anti-terrorist operation

• The consequences of the spy scandal in Germany

• Russia’s embargo on Moldovan goods is extended

• Slovenia: a new prime minister for hard times

• Putin’s Latin (anti)American offensive

• The conflict in the Donbas after the shooting down of the Malaysian plane

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