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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Patriots for Europe: Orbán’s attempt to unite the radical right

• Russian forces make tactical advances in several directions. Day 880 of the war

• Enhancing deterrence in Europe: a return to intermediate-range missiles

• New support packages for Ukraine. Day 873 of the war

• Orbán’s self-proclaimed ‘peace mission’ at the beginning of Hungary’s EU Council presidency

• A return after several years. India’s prime minister visits Moscow

• Germany: government reaches budget compromise for survival

• Russia damages a children’s hospital in Kyiv. Day 866 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