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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana: in the shadow of Xi Jinping

• The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to escalate

• Putting on brave faces. Orbán’s visit to Kyiv

• The South Korean model of cooperation with Central Asian countries

• The first shells under the Czech initiative have arrived in Ukraine. Day 859 of the war

• Belarus: personnel changes in Lukashenka’s inner circle

• Ukraine opens accession negotiations with the EU

• The European Court of Human Rights: Russia is guilty of violations in occupied Crimea

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