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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The conflict in the Middle East: Netanyahu’s escape by running forward

• Ukrainian military action in Kursk oblast

• The first F-16s have arrived in Ukraine. Day 894 of the war

• Major East–West prisoner exchange

• Russian forces are advancing towards Pokrovsk. Day 887 of the war

• Hungarian-Slovak Dispute with Ukraine: Suspension of Lukoil Oil Supplies

• Estonia: Michal forms an anti-crisis cabinet

• The Serbian-EU partnership in procuring critical raw materials

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