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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Moldova: a convergence fund instead of a reintegration plan

• Ukrainian counterattacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Day 1455 of the war

• Arctic Sentry: NATO strengthens its polar flank

• Tashiev’s dismissal: a political earthquake in Kyrgyzstan

• The party needs an enemy: China and the conservatives’ victory in Japan

• A greater US presence in the Caucasus. Vice President Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan

• Turkey and the EU: renewed efforts in a complex web of disputes

• Russians cut off from the Starlink system. Day 1448 of the war

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