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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Baltic Sentry: NATO’s enhanced activity in the Baltic Sea

• US sanctions targeting Russian energy assets in Serbia

• Russian progress on key front lines. Day 1056 of the war

• Presidential election in Croatia: Milanović is re-elected

• Sanctions on Russia: the Biden administration’s parting blow

• Moldova: Russia’s gas crisis game in Transnistria

• Ukrainians try to regain initiative in Kursk Oblast. Day 1049 of the war

• Belarus: severe sentence imposed on Catholic priest

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