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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• A new EU security strategy in the making: high ambitions constrained by limited means

• Ukrainian Armed Forces pin hopes on foreign recruits

• Pawn and King: Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang

• Kosovo: old problems following a new election

• Hungarian–Ukrainian agreement on the rights of national minorities in Ukraine

• Ukrainian drone explodes in Constanța. Day 1567 of the war

• Armenia election: Pashinyan victorious once again

• European Commission criticises border controls as Germany rules out their swift removal

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