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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukraine prepares to strike Korenevo and Russia has its sights on Pokrovsk. Day 915 of war

• Germany: uncertain future of further military support to Ukraine

• Putin visits Baku: a partnership of convenience

• The Ukrainian parliament votes to ban a Moscow-controlled church

• Pokrovsk prepares to defend itself. Day 908 of the war

• The Ukrainian initiative in the Kursk Oblast. Day 902 of the war

• The Ukrainian attack in the Kursk Oblast. Military consequences and Ukraine’s objectives

• The Kremlin’s Kursk problem: the first consequences of the Ukrainian attack on Russia

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