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War in Ukraine 🇺🇦 has aggravated ethnic tensions in Latvia 🇱🇻 - yet the party system may have been shocked into more of a bridge-building mode. This is the argument in a new report by Gustav Lundberg, published by the Europe Programme UI Research ... ui.se/butiken/uis-pu…

What does Utrikespolitiska institutet's Calle Håkansson make of 🇸🇪 attitudes and positions towards the prospect of future 🇪🇺 #enlargement ❓And what policy recommendations does he give? 👉 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-fu… Calle Håkanssson Uni Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social John Webster Vienna Private University Paul Schmidt ÖGfE Springer Nature

Spoke with DN about Russian negotiation theatre vs genuine negotiations (spoiler: the latter = could *maybe* happen when Kremlin sees itself fail, the former = escalatory & dangerous). Have a look 👇👀 (in 🇸🇪 - paper in 🇬🇧coming soon). dn.se/varlden/expert…

What are the vulnerabilities and risks associated with Chinese involvement in the wind energy sector? In our latest report, Henrik Wachtmeister outlines key risks stemming from Chinese ownership and supply chain reliance in the Swedish wind power industry. 👇 kinacentrum.se/en/publication…

🌏 The concept of the "Global South" is often used but rarely defined. What does it really mean, and is there unity in diversity? 📃 Read our latest UI Brief written by Sara Johansson de Silva and Åsa Malmström Rognes to explore this elusive term! 👉 ui.se/butiken/uis-pu…

Fascinating panel at the #RigaConf2024 addressing if ‘neutrality is geopolitically obsolete?’ While that issue is settled in #Sweden a remaining question is whether some countries’, ‘multi-alignment’ is the new neutrality? UI Research

My dear colleague Charlotta Rodhe on main stage of #RigaConf2024 moderating the important conversation about ‘The new Global Order - 10 years hence’. No shortage of gloomy scenarios & challenges, but the question is how to leverage our collective agency to cope? UI Research @SCEEUS_UI

The UI Research workshop in April on politics in the Western Balkans: the deadline for this call for papers is fast approaching...

Climate financing is a central focus of COP29. Which parties should bear the cost? What will a fair transition require? And how might the U.S. election impact the negotiations? Join us for a webinar ahead of #COP29! 📅 7 November 🕔 5:30-7 PM 📍 Zoom 👉 ui.se/events/cop29-w…

Timely and important. UI Research

Big congratulations to Martin Kragh for this well deserved award! UI Research Utrikespolitiska institutet @SCEEUS_UI

How can we engage in dialogue with China and maintain conversations with Chinese scholars? Last week, the Swedish National China Centre hosted a roundtable discussion featuring David Ownby, with comments from Malin Oud and Fredrik Fällman 杨富雷. Thank you for an insightful discussion!

Dr Martin Kragh @SCEEUS_UI in National Interest: The decision by Pyongyang to enter Russia’s war against Ukraine is a stark reminder of why the West has little to be smug or complacent about. Center for the National Interest UI Research Trans European Policy Studies Association Konflikte&Sicherheit Gesellschaft für Sicherheitspolitik e.V. (GSP) nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-wat…

My latest, for National Interest, “Fighting a ‘Holy War’: North Korea’s Role in Putin’s Crusade Against Ukraine.” In which I argue that the ties between Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are deeper than sometimes assumed. @SCEEUS_UI Utrikespolitiska institutet nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-wat…

Together with 東京大学 | UTokyo and Utrikespolitiska institutet Asia Programme, Swedish National China Centre is hosting a symposium in Tokyo on the impact of the 2024 elections, China-Russia coordination, responses to China’s rise, and de-risking strategies in Europe and Japan. Registrer here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Timely discussions on Nordic-Baltic challenges and opportunities among NB8 Institute Directors in Stockholm today! Pia Hansson Peter Kragelund Kari Osland Kristi Raik Hiski Haukkala Karlis Bukovskis Margarita Seselgyte for the time and input! UI Research

What can we expect from Trump in terms of economic security? Matt Ferchen and I got the opportunity to share our thoughts at The Wire China. Spoiler: we're not optimistic. A summary below. thewirechina.com/2024/11/24/bid…

Happy to share this contribution to National Interest, with my reflections on the deeper reasons why the #DPRK sent boots on the ground to #Russia. UI Research Utrikespolitiska institutet nationalinterest.org/feature/what-m…

For an American president with dealmaking ambitions, the North Korean troop deployment to Russia has made things more complicated. It links the European and Northeast Asian theatres in new ways. Jakob Hallgren Utrikespolitiska institutet in National Interest UI Research nationalinterest.org/feature/what-m…

30 years after the EU referendums of Austria, Finland and Sweden enlargement is back on 🇪🇺 agenda. In the webinar of FIIA, Trans European Policy Studies Association & ÖGfE on 5 December, experts from 🇦🇹, 🇫🇮 and 🇸🇪 discuss the views of the three countries on EU enlargement. Sign up ➡️ fiia.fi/en/event/the-f…