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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukrainian attacks pose a growing problem for the Russian economy

• Drought in the Danube region deals a blow to electricity generation

• Armed drone found at Leipzig Airport

• Latvia: border closure with Belarus emerges as an election campaign issue

• Kyiv defenceless against ballistic missiles. Day 1623 of the war

• Fragmented opposition: can the New Party shape the future of Turkish politics?

• Russia: The Kremlin strips political exiles of their civil rights

• Ukraine: suspension of shipping to Black Sea ports and the associated risks

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