The Ukrainian army counterattacks near Kupiansk. Day 1392 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Merz in Israel. (Un)conditional support?

• Bulgaria: government falls under pressure from public protests

• Dispute over peace: Ukraine between US pressure and Russian demands

• North Macedonia: European integration at a crossroads

• Germany’s military service reform: voluntarism at its core

• Russia added to the EU’s ‘blacklist’ of money-laundering jurisdictions

• EDIP: more cooperation in the European defence industry

• Belarusian balloons prompt emergency situation in Lithuania

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Game of drones: the production and use of Ukrainian battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles

Dialogue from a position of strength: China’s EU policy

At the monopolist’s mercy: Germany’s dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

Methodical elimination. Efforts to dismantle the local government system in Russia

Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic: Babiš on the verge of returning to power

A fragile future: decarbonisation of Germany’s steel sector