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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

• Ukrainian attacks on Tuapse: a threat to Russia’s fuel sector and the environment

• Radev’s government in Bulgaria: status quo despite hopes for change?

• EU–Armenia summit: more Europe in the Caucasus

• The East–West transport axis: between Georgia’s dominance and Armenia’s ambitions

• United States: planned reduction of the US military presence in Germany

• Ukrainian attacks on Russian fuel infrastructure. Day 1532 of the war

• Germany: plans to lift permanent border controls with Luxembourg

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