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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russian diplomatic offensive in the Middle East: the American context

• Escalation of the situation in Kiev

• Increase in tensions in the Fergana Valley

• Opportunities and fears in connection with a new wave of immigration to Germany

• Russian-Hungarian nuclear agreement

• Russia tightens up residence regulations for CIS citizens

• Citizens of Bulgaria and Romania receive full rights on the EU labour market

• Slovakia’s prime minister is the frontrunner in the presidential election

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