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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Turkey’s stance on US negotiations with Russia: no discussions on Ukraine without us

• Problematic diversification. Turkey’s gas agreement with Turkmenistan

• Trump–Zelensky: an escalation of rhetoric

• Record number of Russian drones strike Ukraine. Day 1091 of the war

• Munich and what next?: the prospect of a reduced US presence in Europe

• Alice Weidel visits Budapest: Orbán’s support for the AfD

• Sanctions against Poroshenko: the start of Ukraine’s election campaign?

• Ukraine: controversial decision to purchase Russian-made nuclear reactors

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