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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The G7 Summit: $50 billion has been promised to Ukraine

• Peace conference in Switzerland. Day 845 of the war

• Gazprom in 2023: financial losses hit a record high

• Plans for a new model of military service in Germany

• New US sanctions: increased financial pressure on Russia

• Sustaining support: Zelensky and the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin

• Hungary elections: Fidesz’s victory overshadowed by the new opposition’s success

• Snap election in Bulgaria: a worsening political crisis and a strengthening radical right

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