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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia’s response to the US strike on Iran: normalising relations with the US remains a priority

• Another massive Russian air attack on Kyiv. Day 1217 of the war

• War deregulation of the EU: the Defence Readiness Omnibus package adopted to facilitate defence investments

• Minsk seeks to revive its relations with the US

• Ukraine allows multiple citizenships

• The European Commission proposes that the EU permanently cease gas imports from Russia

• Russia continues to export uranium to the United States

• Moscow’s response to Israeli attacks on Iran

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