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Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. www.sceeus.se
New Quick Comment 🌐 From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security by Nicole Jeffler
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New SCEEUS/ NKK Guest Commentary Out 🌐
🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction?
Read the full text by Dmytro Yefremov here ➡️ sceeus.se/publikatione...
New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War by @umland.bsky.social and Diana Dutsyk
Read the report here ➡️
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New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus
The South Caucasus is shifting – how should the EU respond?
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New SCEEUS Guest Report 🌐The prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian Region
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New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo
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New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU
Read the full text by Victoria Leukavets here ➡️
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The end of nuclear arms control? 🔵 New quick comment out by Aleksandr Golts
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In a context where negotiation and peacemaking—however difficult—are “in the air,” there is a penalty for being perceived to disrupt the process. This can manifest in public opinion and in relations with friends and allies directly involved.
Charlotta Rodhe in 2024 for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
New Commentary Out 🌐 Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social
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New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The land of victorious militarism
Our latest report examines how the Kremlin has built one of the world’s most aggressive authoritarian systems, using political indoctrination to sustain public support for war and repression.
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🔴 Going granular on a strategic relationship – new China-Russia dashboard launched!
The China-Russia Dashboard is launched today – a unique, freely available, data-driven resource with the latest quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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New Commentary Out 🌐 The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo
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A step closer to peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? 🌐 New SCEEUS report out by Rusif Huseynov, Benyamin Poghosyan and Hugo von Essen.
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New SCEEUS Report Out🌐 Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by @umland.bsky.social
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🌐New SCEEUS Commentary Out
As Armenia is gearing up to parliamentary elections in 2026, the recent local elections in Gyumri offer several key insights of what may lay ahead. What implications can be drawn from the results and prelude of the Gyumri elections?
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Finishing their South Caucasus tour, SCEEUS analysts Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social visited Yerevan, Armenia.
Read their quick impressions here ⬇️
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Across Europe, there are worries about the social and economic implications of Ukraine joining the EU. Some of these worries involve myths that need to be dispelled 🔍
New SCEEUS Report that dispels the myths about enlargement by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social &Nicole Jeffler
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New Quick Comment 🌐
"A bove all, the interview reveals a remarkably shallow understanding of the war and a deep internalisation of Russian propaganda."
Read SCEEUS Analyst Fredrik Wesslaus five takeaways from Tucker Carlson's interview with Trump’s Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff ⬇️
Georgia’s slide into authoritarianism under the ruling Georgian Dream party has accelerated following the rigged parliamentary elections on 26 October 2024.
Read SCEEUS Analysts @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social and Hugo von Essen's quick impressions from Georgia ⬇️
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En intervju i #SvD om gemenskap, ansvar, frihet, Ukraina och Ryssland: www.svd.se/a/93Vrp5/ost....
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Azerbaijan and Armenia have, at long last, agreed on a draft text for the peace treaty. From a historical perspective, this marks a crucial step on the long path towards peace.
Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social are currently in Azerbaijan. Read their quick impressions here⬇️
➡️"Establish an international tribunal for aggression against Ukraine before it’s too late. It would be a powerful signal to strongmen everywhere that international justice can find ways to hold leaders accountable."
Read Fredrik Wesslau, SCEEUS, in today's @politico.eu:
➡️ How can we further strengthen 🇸🇪 expertise and collaboration regarding Eastern Europe?
Just like in the previous panel, we have gathered broad and experienced expertise to provide insights. Thank you
@torbjornbecker.bsky.social, Maria Bister, Anh Helge and Henrik Hallgren ⬇️
➡️ What are Sweden's strategies and goals concerning Eastern Europe's EU accession? And what will EU approximation mean in practice?
To understand the context, we have invited
@elsahastad.bsky.social, @gvonsydow.bsky.social,
Anders Ahnlid and Carolina Vendil Pallin ⬇️
The Swedish commitment to Eastern Europe is strong.
Today, SCEEUS together with @sweinstitute.bsky.social, is bringing together over 100 people from more than 50 different Swedish organisations to strengthen Swedish expertise and cooperation on Eastern Europe. Stay tuned!
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The Trump administration appears to be returning to a Yalta-like approach, where the voices of smaller states are sidelined, and Ukraine’s participation in negotiations about its future is unnecessary.
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To protect its geostrategic interests and secure an eastward enlargement, the #EU must invest in security and defence while deepening NATO collaboration.
I suggest some steps here: kyivindependent.com/5-steps-for-....
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What Do We Mean When We Speak of Peace in Ukraine?🌐New SCEEUS Commentary Out
For Ukraine, the war is about security from Russia, and true peace is only possible based on such an outcome, writes @martinkragh.bsky.social
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Support for Ukraine is more important than ever.
This week, SCEEUS brought together several Swedish actors, who, together with Swedish Minister Benjamin Dousa, explored how to further step up Sweden's support for Ukraine's EU integration.
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