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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Rule of law concerns in Albania: an obstacle to EU accession

• Kosovo: dissolution of parliament

• Putin–Trump phone call: no shift in either side’s position

• Russia is expanding the area under its control around Vovchansk. Day 1525 of the war

• Romania: breakup of the grand coalition and a new phase of the political crisis

• Estonia: assessments of the Russian threat cause friction between Tallinn and Kyiv

• Horizon of ambition: the military strategy and capability profile of the Bundeswehr

• Regional responsibility: Turkey’s vision for the Middle East

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