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Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. www.sceeus.se
New SCEEUS Report🌐 Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections
This will be the most serious test of Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid attacks, electoral interference, and corruption that have plagued previous votes.
Read the text by @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social ⬇️
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New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐Ukraine’s Veterans: From Fragility to a Pillar of European Security
Ukraine already faces one of its greatest challenges: reintegrating nearly 5 million veterans. How this is handled will shape Europe’s stability.
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🔴 New China-Russia Dashboard Analysis
This commentary revisits Russia-China energy relations in light of recent developments and discusses forward-looking scenarios and their implications.
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Who are the winners and losers after the Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Washington? 🌐 New SCEEUS Commentary Out
In a new SCEEUS Commentary, Hugo von Essen analyses the outcomes of the Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Washington on 8 August. Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...
New Commentary Out 🌐 Lessons for Europe after the Protests in Ukraine
In July 2025, Ukraine saw its largest protests since Russia’s 2022 invasion. What lessons can European policymakers draw?
Read this new report by Klara Lindström: sceeus.se/en/publicati...
New SCEEUS Commentary out 🌐 The OSCE 50 Years: A Europe Stuck In The Past by bsky.app/profile/mart...
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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 ⬇️
