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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Operation Epic Fury and the US military presence in Europe

• Massive Russian attacks on railway infrastructure. Day 1476 of the war

• Drones for missiles: Kyiv’s response to the war in the Middle East

• Germany: the Greens win the Baden-Württemberg state election

• A dispute with Ukraine fuels Orbán’s election campaign

• Attack on Iran: challenges for the oil market

• Diplomacy under strain: Turkey’s stance on Iran

• Merz visits the US: German trade diplomacy

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