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⚡️ Can AI optimize renewables and protect grids during wartime? Chloé Le Coq from the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas, CRED, Cecilia Smitt Meyer, and Elena Paltseva, from @sitestockholm.bsky.social, discuss AI in the energy transition.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/02/a... #FREENetwork #energy

🧠 How does war shape social trust and political behavior? Anders Olofsgård from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how conflict is reshaping Ukrainian identity and views on the EU. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/03/10/v... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #War #research

📉 Can Russia sustain its war economy as oil prices fall and deficits soar? The KSE Institute’s July edition of its Russia Chartbook analyzes the country’s deepening fiscal and economic challenges. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #RussiaEconomy #Sanctions #Ukraine

🇱🇻 With over 60% of Latvian adults overweight, can fiscal policy promote healthier eating? Researchers from the #BICEPS Institute simulate the effects of excise taxes on foods high in sugar and salt. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/09/e... #FREEnetwork #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #Nutrition

🛢️ According to KSE Institute modelling, under the base case with current oil price caps and sanctions, Russia’s oil revenues may fall to $153 billion in 2025 and $136 billion in 2026, down from $189 billion and $185 billion in 2024 and 2023. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork

🔎 Why are educated Belarusian and Ukrainian migrants taking jobs far below their qualifications? New research from #BEROC explores systemic barriers to labor market integration. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/03/31/h... #FREEnetwork #MigrantRights #EconomicPolicy

🔥 What happens when a decades-long gas route is shut down? 📄 Read the policy brief by Chloé Le Coq from CRED and @sitestockholm.bsky.social, outlining how energy geopolitics are shifting in the post-pipeline era. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/01/13/r... #GreenDeal #EnergySecurity #policy #Eu #russia

🚗 What do falling car sales reveal about Russia’s economic health? Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores the link between car sales, inflation, and household debt in wartime Russia. 🔗 Read the full brief: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #Russia #Sanctions #FREEnetwork

💰 How much are foreign firms still contributing to Russia’s war chest? Read the latest 77th issue of the regular digest on the impact of foreign companies’ exit on the Russian economy, published by the KSE Institute: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #sanctions #russia

🔍 What really limits Russian oil profits - lower price caps or fewer tankers? Diego S. Cardoso, Julien Daubanes, and Stephen Salant explain why reducing shadow fleet capacity is key to cutting Russian profits.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/03/24/p... #FREEnetwork #sanctions #russia

FREE Network authors Natalia Shapoval (Kyiv School of Economics), Tymofii Brik (Kyiv School of Economics), and Nicolas Gavoille (Bank of Latvia) participated as speakers and panelists.
🎥 Watch the full conference on the National Bank of Ukraine’s website: events.bank.gov.ua/ARConference...

📢 At the 9th Annual Research Conference, hosted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social moderated the keynote lecture by Kenneth Rogoff, titled “Will the Dollar’s Loss Be the Euro’s Gain?”
🔗 events.bank.gov.ua/ARConference...

🗜️ What’s the real cost of Russia’s counter-sanctions strategy? Anna Anisimova from @sitestockholm.bsky.social traces Russia’s rising fiscal risks and hidden liabilities in her latest policy brief: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/12/r...
#FREEnetwork #sanctions #sanctionsrussia

🌾 How can Ukraine's agri-tech boost food security in Africa? A new policy brief explores Ukraine’s strategic agricultural partnerships across Sub-Saharan Africa—from trade and tech transfer to joint ventures. Read the full brief to learn more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/12/u...

🔎 What happens when a dynamic private sector hits a political wall? 📕 Anatoly Kharitonchik from BEROC analyzes the dynamics of key development indicators in Belarus’s private and public sectors since 2019. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/16/p... #FREEnetwork #Belarus #economy #BEROC

YouTube video by Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics Sanctioning Russia: Tools & Challenges in a Changing Geopolitical Order

Missed the chance to attend our recent seminar? Catch the full recording featuring expert talks on sanctions evasion, enforcement, and Russia’s economic resilience.
Also includes the launch of SITE’s Sanctions Web Portal.
▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/Uz25SOXD0KQ?...

🧊 Could frozen Russian state assets be the key to a long-term funding solution for Ukraine? 📌 Anders Olofsgård from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) examines the legal and economic arguments for confiscating Russian state assets frozen in Western democracies. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/18/s...

How does a conflict far from Eastern Europe end up boosting Russia’s war in Ukraine? SITE's Jesper Roine warns that Israel's attack on Iran pushes up oil prices—fueling Russia's war economy. "High oil prices are crucial to Russia’s ability to keep fighting." Watch 🇸🇪 ➡️ : www.tv4.se/artikel/x6EI...

🚜 Can Ukrainian grain, tech, and know-how boost food security in Sub-Saharan Africa? Mariia Bogonos and Pavlo Martyshev of the KSE Center for Food and Land Use chart trade, technology, and investment pathways to sustainable food systems. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/12/u... #FreeNetwork

Rising potato prices in Russia reveal more than inflation—they expose the cracks in Kremlin’s economic narrative. SITE’s Torbjörn Becker @torbjornbecker.bsky.social: official stats mask the truth. War costs bite deep while basic goods become scarce. 💡Learn more (in Swe): www.dn.se/varlden/pota...

🇱🇻 With 60.4% of adults overweight, can Latvia afford to ignore food policy reform? Marija Krumina and Anna Pluta from BICEPS Institute explore the impact of taxing salty and sugary foods in their latest policy brief: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/09/e...
#FREEnetwork #healthresearch

📉 How long can Russia fund its war economy amid plunging oil revenues? 🔎 Researchers from the KSE Institute dive deep into revised budgets, rising deficits, and fiscal strains in the May #RussiaChartbook. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FreeNetwork #kseinstitute #RussiaChartbook

🚗 What do plummeting car sales say about Russian household finances? Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how shifts in the car market expose deeper economic vulnerabilities. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #RussiaEconomy #FREEnetwork #Sanctions

📅 Save the date!

Join SITE on June 18 for a high-level seminar on international sanctions against Russia—featuring expert insights, keynotes & the launch of our new Sanctions Web Portal.

📍 SSE, Hybrid format, 10:00–12:00 CEST

🔗 Learn more and register here: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...

⚡️ What does cutting ties with Russia mean for the Baltic’s energy security? Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson from Reykjavik University and Chloé Le Coq from CRED and @sitestockholm.bsky.social explore the high-stakes shift from BRELL to the EU grid. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/03/03/d... #FREEnetwork

🇺🇦 How do tax reforms and international support bolster fiscal stability in wartime? 🔎 Ukraine’s fiscal position in Q1 2025 remained stable but pressured. Experts from the KSE Institute provide a detailed budget analysis in the latest Fiscal Digest. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FreeNetwork #Ukraine

AI in the Energy Transition – Insights from Energy Talk 2025 AI Energy Transition: Harnessing AI to boost energy system flexibility, resilience, and security while navigating governance.

⚡️ Can AI make energy systems smarter and more resilient? Chloé Le Coq, from CRED and SITE, Cecilia Smitt Meyer, and Elena Paltseva from @sitestockholm.bsky.social share insights from #EnergyTalk2025 on AI’s role in reshaping energy networks. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/02/a...

🎓 Join us on June 9 at SITE for a seminar with Georgy Egorov (Northwestern) on how fact-checking backfires—hurting a candidate’s support among some, boosting it among others via social networks. ➡️ Learn more and how to join: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #PoliticalScience #Elections #Argentina

🇬🇪 How can Georgia close the gap between booming growth and deepening wage inequality?🔎 Giorgi Nebulishvili from ISET-PI examines Georgia’s economic growth and labor market developments, focusing on structural transformation and income distribution. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/19/g...

🤔 How is Russia financing its war effort?

SITE’s Torbjörn Becker @torbjornbecker.bsky.social joins SvD Ledarredaktionen to unpack how state control, rising inflation & military spending are reshaping Russia’s economy.

📻 Listen (in Swedish): www.svd.se/lyssna/ledar...

#RussiaEconomy #Geopolitics