How to deal with the generational challenge of Russia? Why does the west need to take the strategic initiative? My reflections & recommendations for a sustainable Russia policy (in short contain, constrain and counter). The future of Europe is at stake. sceeus.se/publikationer/…

Happy to be at ECFR annual meeting in Madrid ”Europe’s Choice: Is 2024 Europe’s moment of reinvention?” - and here is my proposal for Europe’s reinvention. The future of Europe is at stake and 🇪🇺 needs to take the strategic initiative towards 🇷🇺. sceeus.se/en/publication…

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🇷🇺 policy at ⁦NATO⁩ Public Forum #NATOSummit - great panel, but do we have one? My thoughts on the need to take the strategic initiative towards 🇷🇺 & what it would entail in a ⁦SCEEUS⁩ report sceeus.se/en/publication… ⁦Ben Hodges⁩ ⁦Hudson Institute⁩

What does the 🇨🇳-🇷🇺 alliance mean for the West? Over the years, Beijing and Moscow have slowly created what now appears to be an anti-American and anti-liberal global front. Read Hugo von Essen and Andreas Umland for POLITICO ⬇️ politico.eu/article/china-…

Had there not been so many Western misconceptions about Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, today’s much larger, much more brutal war might have been avoided, Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog, and Andreas Umland argue. foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/17/ukr…

Why did the West fail to properly diagnose 🇷🇺 war in 🇺🇦? Ten years ago, 🇷🇺 first invasion failed to wake up a bamboozled West. The reasons are still relevant today. Read Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog and Andreas Umland for Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/17/ukr…

Opening accession negotiations with Moldova & Ukraine marked a new era for the EU’s Eastern policy. It put the final nail in the coffin of the Eastern Partnership, which was never designed to handle enlargement. An article by Johan Engvall from SCEEUS ⬇️ desk-russie.info/2024/07/21/why…

This week, Foreign Policy's most read article was Julia Kazdobina's, Jakob Hedenskog's & my commentary: "How the West Misunderstood Moscow in Ukraine" at: foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/17/ukr… SCEEUS UI Research Utrikespolitiska institutet Ukrainian Prism Trans European Policy Studies Association Screenshot taken on 24 July 2024, 15:51 CET:

Read SCEEUS colleague Andreas Umland article for Foreign Policy! ⤵️

💥Ukraine’s unexpected attack on the Russian region of Kursk is a novel development in, at least, six ways. Read Andreas Umland Commentary to learn more: sceeus.se/en/publication…

The Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast marks a significant turning point, with far-reaching implications for the future of Russia's war against Ukraine, writes Andreas Umland in his guest op-ed. kyivindependent.com/opinion-6-ways…

"Each new Russian invasion tends to be worse than the last, making any hopes for genuine peace through negotiations, in which Ukraine is forced to engage from a weaker position, increasingly unrealistic," writes Andreas Umland in this op-ed. kyivindependent.com/opinion-were-t…

In the South Caucasus and Central Asia, the desire to forge closer ties with the EU has increased following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Johan Engvall SCEEUS UI Research in New Eastern Europe EasternPartnership Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Eastern Partnership European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/21/it-…

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The message in the streets of Tbilisi 🇬🇪 is clear. #Tbilisiconf-2024. Hopefully this popular sentiment will translate into government action. ⁦EPRC Georgia⁩ ⁦NINO EVGENIDZE⁩

Diskuterar Kursk i senaste Utrikesbyrån med Oscar Jonsson, Maria Lapenkova & Rebecca Randhawa. SCEEUS Utrikespolitiska institutet svtplay.se/video/8vvb3mD/…