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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The political manifesto of the Alternative for Germany – the sum of all fears

• Turkey/EU: playing hardball on visa liberalisation

• Snap election in Serbia: the dominance of the ruling right continues

• The establishment of a self-regulating body of the Prosecutor rules out the chances of Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office being reformed

• Kudrin is back: the pretence of reform in Russia

• Breaking through distrust in relations between Romania and Ukraine

• The dispute between Germany and the European Central Bank worsens

• Russia has refused to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment

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