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Ahead of the NATO summit: Three texts on Russia’s nuclear rhetorics and blackmail

Ahead of the NATO summit: Three texts on Russia’s nuclear rhetorics and blackmail. A perfect package of reports ahead of the NATO Washington summit, July 9-11, 2024.

Fredrik Löjdquist awarded H.M. The King’s Medal

We congratulate SCEEUS Director Fredrik Löjdquist , who was awarded H.M. The King’s Medal, 12th size with the Order of the Seraphim ribbon, for "outstanding achievements in Swedish foreign service and European security policy".  Link to The Swedish Royal Court's press release (in Swedish)  

Stockholm Conference on Belarus, 21-22 May 2024

Den 21-22 maj anordnade SCEEUS i samarbete med Utrikesdepartmentet en konferens om Belarus.

SCEEUS in Kyiv – meetings with Deputy Minister Iryna Borovets and UKR NSDC Oleksandr Lytvynenko

As part of an intense first day in Kyiv, Ukraine, SCEEUS met with the Head of National Security and Defense council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lytvynenko and the Deputy Minister and Director of Public Diplomacy Iryna Borovets. Fredrik Löjdquist, Charlotta Rodhe, Hugo von Essen and Jakob Hedenskog represented...

SCEEUS in Kyiv – meetings with Deputy Minister Iryna Borovets and UKR NSDC Oleksandr Lytvynenko

As part of an intense first day in Kyiv, Ukraine, SCEEUS met with the Head of National Security and Defense council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lytvynenko and the Deputy Minister and Director of Public Diplomacy Iryna Borovets. Fredrik Löjdquist, Charlotta Rodhe, Hugo von Essen and Jakob Hedenskog represented...

SCEEUS Strategy Group 2023

On 12-13 December, SCEEUS organised, for the second consecutive year, a meeting of the Strategy Group, which gathers experts from international think tanks, academia, and the diplomatic service, to generate ideas and input for a new Russia and Eastern Europe policy. This year's meeting delved into vario...

Lecture and conversation with Mikhail Khodorkovskiy

On 24 October, SCEEUS together with SITE hosted a lecture and conversation with Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Conference Report: Building resilience for the future: Lessons from Ukraine

In May 2023, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), in cooperation with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and SCEEUS, organized a half-day conference on the war in Ukraine and lessons learned for Swedish and European civil preparedness. A report including key takeaways from the confe...

Conference report from RUSI-SCEEUS roundtable on Swedish sanctions implementation

In early September 2023, the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) at RUSI, with the support of SCEEUS, organized a roundtable in Stockholm to discuss Sweden's work on sanctions implementation and how the new EU sanctions against Russia challenge the Swedish system. The meeting was att...

Podcast: “Ukraine’s security: Are we moving forward?” with Fredrik Wesslau

What is currently happening on the frontlines of the Russo-Ukrainian war? Fredrik Wesslau in conversation with Volodymyr Yermolenko.