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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Suspension of LNG exports from Qatar – the spectre of another gas crisis

• Sovereign, yet forward-oriented towards Europe: the evolution of France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine

• The E3 and the EU in response to the attack on Iran: reluctantly aligned with the US

• Slowdown in Russia’s advances on the front. Day 1469 of the war

• Germany and nuclear deterrence: dialogue with France while preserving US guarantees

• Sweden and the erosion of the nuclear taboo

• Assertiveness in retreat. Merz visits China

• US and Israeli strikes on Iran: an attempt to engineer regime change

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