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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Albania: escalation of protests

• Germany freezes CO2 price under ‘national ETS2’ for 2027

• Russian government reshuffle: further mobilisation of resources for a protracted war

• Devastating Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Day 1700 of the war

• Czech municipal and Senate elections: a warning for the governing coalition

• New law on the Foundation for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation: putting Germany first

• Data centres in Russia: the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes

• A thaw in relations? Hungary unblocks the opening of two clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Anything is possible: AfD sets its sights on power in Saxony-Anhalt

Germany’s new heating law: rethinking the Wärmewende at the cost of slower decarbonisation

Magyar’s first 100 days in office: Hungary’s transformation gathers pace

Testing the limits: Russia’s regional budgets in wartime

Germany doubles down on gas: the next phase of the Energiewende

Between the hammer and the anvil: the challenges facing Ukraine’s local government in wartime