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 ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections - Sceeus

SCEEUS Report| Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections | By Jakob Hedenskog

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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. Link ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Ukraine’s Veterans: From Fragility to a Pillar of European Security - Sceeus

SCEEUS Commentary | Ukraine’s Veterans: From Fragility to a Pillar of European Security | By Klara Lindström and Nicolina Nilsson

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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. ➡️ Link: sceeus.se/publikatione...

Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations - Sceeus

China-Russia Dashboard Analysis | Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations | By Henrik Wachtmeister

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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...

Looking ahead: who are the winners and losers after the Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Washington? - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | Looking ahead: who are thewinners and losers after theArmenia-Azerbaijan meeting inWashington? | By Hugo von Essen

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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...

Lessons for Europe after the Protests in Ukraine - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | Lessons for Europe after the Protests in Ukraine | By Klara Lindström

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New SCEEUS Commentary out 🌐 The OSCE 50 Years: A Europe Stuck In The Past by bsky.app/profile/mart... Read the full text here: sceeus.se/en/publicati...

New Quick Comment 🌐 From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security by Nicole Jeffler Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security - Sceeus

Publications | From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security | SCEEUS Quick Comment

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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...

China’s limited role in Ukraine’s reconstruction: expectations, constraints and strategic opportunities - SCEEUS

Publications | China’s limited role in Ukraine’s reconstruction: expectations, constraints and strategic opportunities | SCEEUS/NKK Guest Commentary

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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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War | By Diana Dutsyk and Andreas Umland

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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? Read the full report here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus | By Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen

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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 Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

The Prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian region - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | The prospects of Moldova’s EU accession with or without a defined status of the Transnistrian region  | By Eugen Cara

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New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo Read the text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe’s Uneven Support for Ukraine - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | 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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

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SCEEUS Publication | The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU  | By Victoria Leukavets

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The end of nuclear arms control? 🔵 New quick comment out by Aleksandr Golts Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

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

Navigating the Lure of Russian Negotiation Theatre: What Europe Should Talk About When There’s Talk of Talks - SCEEUS

SCEEUS Commentary No 14, 2024 | Navigating the Lure of Russian Negotiation Theatre: What Europe Should Talk About When There’s Talk of Talks by Charlotta Rodhe | Centrum för Östeuropastudier, SCEEUS

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New Commentary Out 🌐 Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do  | By Klara Lindström

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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. ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

The Land of Victorious Militarism - Militaristic Indoctrination in Russia - Sceeus

SCEEUS Publication | The land of victorious militarism - Militaristic indoctrination in Russia | By Aleksandr Golts

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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. ➡️ sceeus.se/en/china-rus...

New Commentary Out 🌐 The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo Read the text here ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

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Publications | The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo | SCEEUS

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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. Read the text here ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

How close is peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? - Sceeus

Publications | How close is peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? by Benyamin Poghosyan, Rusif Huseynov and Hugo von Essen | SCEEUS

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New SCEEUS Report Out🌐 Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by @umland.bsky.social Read the full text here ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? The Origins and Functions of a Russian Propaganda Mirage - Sceeus

Publications | Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by Andreas Umland | SCEEUS

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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? Link ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...

What Armenia’s Gyumri local elections mean for the 2026 national vote - Sceeus

Publications | What Armenia’s Gyumri local elections mean for the 2026 national vote by Sara Lannebo & Hugo von Essen | SCEEUS

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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 ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/news/quic...

Quick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 - Sceeus

Quick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 I Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen

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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 sceeus.se/publikatione...

Dispelling Myths: The Social and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s Membership of the European Union - SCEEUS

Publications | Dispelling Myths: The Social and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s Membership of the European Union by Klara Lindström and Nicole Jeffler | SCEEUS

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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 ⬇️

What we learnt from Tucker Carlson interview with Steve Witkoff - Sceeus

SCEEUS Quick Comment No. 1, 2025 | What we learnt from Tucker Carlson interview with Steve Witkoff | Centre for Eastern European Studies, SCEEUS

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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 ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/news/quic...

Quick Impressions from Tbilisi, Georgia – March 2025 - SCEEUS

Quick Impressions from Tbilisi, Georgia – March 2025 I Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen

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En intervju i #SvD om gemenskap, ansvar, frihet, Ukraina och Ryssland: www.svd.se/a/93Vrp5/ost.... @sceeus-ui.bsky.social

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⬇️

Quick Impressions from Baku, Azerbaijan – March 2025 - Sceeus

SCEEUS I Quick Impressions from Baku, Azerbaijan by Hugo von Essen and Jakob Hedenskog

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➡️"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:

Establish an international tribunal for aggression against Ukraine before it’s too late

The special tribunal would be a powerful signal to strongmen everywhere that international justice can find ways to hold leaders accountable — no matter who they are.

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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! ⬇️⬇️⬇️