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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ankara summit: Europe’s mobilisation for NATO 3.0

• A crack in the “Skelya”: disciplinary and reputational damage in the so-called Syrskyi regiments

• Moldova: Prime Minister’s sudden resignation triggers a reputational crisis for the pro-Western camp

• Compromise reforms amid Germany’s economic stagnation

• The tragic consequences of Kyiv’s shortage of anti-ballistic defence capabilities. Day 1595 of the war

• Alice Weidel consolidates her leadership of the AfD

• NATO 3.0: from burden sharing to burden shifting and the Europeanisation of the Alliance

• Ukraine’s Parliament adopts the Law on the National Pantheon

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