Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. www.sceeus.sehttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lznl2tko2c25New 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 ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/moldovas-pivotal-parliamentary-elections/25 Sep 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznl2tko2c25https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lzkwuen5lk2vNew 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 ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/ukraines-veterans-from-fragility-to-a-pillar-of-european-security/24 Sep 2025 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkwuen5lk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3ly3dicbguk2z🔴 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: https://sceeus.se/publikationer/power-of-siberia-2-a-litmus-test-of-sino-russian-relations/05 Sep 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3dicbguk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lxjtblbmys2hWho 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 ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/looking-ahead-who-are-the-winners-and-losers-after-the-armenia-azerbaijan-meeting-in-washington/29 Aug 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjtblbmys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lxhiaz2tfc26New 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: https://sceeus.se/en/publications/lessons-for-europe-after-the-protests-in-ukraine/28 Aug 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhiaz2tfc26https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lwe3rngvc22hNew SCEEUS Commentary out 🌐 The OSCE 50 Years: A Europe Stuck In The Past by https://bsky.app/profile/martinkragh.bsky.social Read the full text here: https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-osce-50-years-a-europe-stuck-in-the-past/14 Aug 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwe3rngvc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3ltemvkdytc2lNew Quick Comment 🌐 From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security by Nicole Jeffler Read the full text here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/from-synergy-to-strategy-the-european-unions-strategy-on-black-sea-security/07 Jul 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltemvkdytc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lsgi66y4ks2bNew SCEEUS/ NKK Guest Commentary Out 🌐 🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction? Read the full text by Dmytro Yefremov here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/publikationer/chinas-limited-role-in-ukraines-reconstruction-expectations-constraints-and-strategic-opportunities/25 Jun 2025 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgi66y4ks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lrxd37p4tc2gNew 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 ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/between-freedom-and-censorship-ukraines-mass-media-in-times-of-full-scale-war/19 Jun 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxd37p4tc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lrsnsmqvnc2cNew 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 ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/armenias-european-hopes-amid-georgias-crisis-the-eus-opportunity-in-the-south-caucasus/17 Jun 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsnsmqvnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lrb3ooczxc2yNew 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 ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-prospects-of-moldovas-eu-accession-with-or-without-a-defined-status-of-the-transnistrian-region/10 Jun 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb3ooczxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lqosno2voc2oNew SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo Read the text here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/pledges-and-priorities-mapping-europes-uneven-support-for-ukraine/03 Jun 2025 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqosno2voc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lpt5u56qq22wNew SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU Read the full text by Victoria Leukavets here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-european-offer-for-democratic-belarus-a-strategic-agenda-for-the-eu/23 May 2025 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpt5u56qq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lp2kigrby22fThe end of nuclear arms control? 🔵 New quick comment out by Aleksandr Golts Read the full text here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-end-of-nuclear-arms-control/13 May 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2kigrby22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3loxvlhkakk2gNew Commentary Out 🌐 Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social Read the full text here ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/hungary-ukraine-and-the-eu-the-situation-and-what-to-do/12 May 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxvlhkakk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3loq73zuvmk2nNew 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. ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-land-of-victorious-militarism-militaristic-indoctrination-in-russia/09 May 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3loq73zuvmk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lol4lut5as2l🔴 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. ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/china-russiadashboard/07 May 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lol4lut5as2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lnzgfflsis22New Commentary Out 🌐 The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo Read the text here ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/the-political-fallout-from-armenias-refugee-response/30 Apr 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzgfflsis22https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lmyuhv5tqs24A 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 ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/how-close-is-peace-between-armenia-and-azerbaijan/17 Apr 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyuhv5tqs24https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lmwezwhso223New SCEEUS Report Out🌐 Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by @umland.bsky.social Read the full text here ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/can-elections-in-ukraine-help-to-end-the-russo-ukrainian-war-the-origins-and-functions-of-a-russian-propaganda-mirage/16 Apr 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwezwhso223https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lmc2or2sus2s🌐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 ➡️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/what-armenias-gyumri-local-elections-mean-for-the-2026-national-vote/08 Apr 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmc2or2sus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3llofdqukq22zFinishing their South Caucasus tour, SCEEUS analysts Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social visited Yerevan, Armenia. Read their quick impressions here ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/news/quick-impressions-from-yerevan-armenia-march-2025/31 Mar 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3llofdqukq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3llgykqohoc2eAcross 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 https://sceeus.se/publikationer/dispelling-myths-the-social-and-economic-implications-of-ukraines-membership-of-the-european-union/28 Mar 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgykqohoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3ll7etdc7qc23New 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 ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/publications/what-we-learnt-from-tucker-carlson-interview-with-steve-witkoff/25 Mar 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7etdc7qc23https://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3ll6w4x4stk2jGeorgia’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 ⬇️ https://sceeus.se/en/news/quick-impressions-from-tbilisi-georgia-march-2025/25 Mar 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6w4x4stk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lkshrkhpns2kAzerbaijan 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⬇️ https://sceeus.se/nyheter/quick-impressions-from-baku-azerbaijan-march-2025/20 Mar 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkshrkhpns2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lknkk6kcxk2m➡️"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: https://www.politico.eu/article/establish-an-international-tribunal-for-aggression-against-ukraine-before-its-too-late/18 Mar 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknkk6kcxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sceeus-ui.bsky.social/post/3lkawmd34rs2uThe 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! ⬇️⬇️⬇️13 Mar 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:jy5dkc76tkfpchpwhyzbzyew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkawmd34rs2u