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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukrainian attacks on Russian logistics hubs. Day 1616 of the war

• China hits Europe’s defence industry in response to the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia

• The EU’s twenty-first sanctions package against Russia: national interests dilute the measures

• Change of government in Moldova: policy continuity and new challenges

• Franco-German deterrence exercises and defence cooperation planning

• Change of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

• Russian strike on Ukrainian maritime transport. Day 1609 of the war

• Latvia: significant increase in migratory pressure from Belarus

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