Ukraine

On 31 March, a new chapter in European-Ukrainian collaboration began in Kyiv with the opening of the European Policy Institute (EPIK), launched by Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius, and Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Pres...

Earlier this week, SCEEUS organised a working lunch in Kyiv together with Ukrainian partners Centre of  Policy and Legal Reform and Ukrainian Centre for European Policy to discuss the country’s public administration reform (PAR). The recent co-written SCEEUS article  on PAR as the foundation of Ukraine’s...

By Klara Lindström, 29 January 2026   The air raids in Chernihiv are almost constant. Hordes of Russian drones, made with Chinese components, cheap plastic and Belarusian SIM cards, traverse this northern frontline region en route to Kyiv. While the world is busy with dramatic headlines, ordinary Ukrain...

On December 5, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) held their annual Ukraine-Moldova Development Day conference. Photo: SCEEUS The conference gathered a series of panels discussing Ukraine and Moldova’s paths toward EU membership. Topics of discussion ranged from macroeconomics issue...

On 20–21 November, SCEEUS hosted a conference on the theme of total defence together with the Ukrainian think tank Sahaidachnyi Security Center , in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung , International Renaissance Foundation and the Folke Bernadotteakademin . The conference brought together a del...

On Friday 26 September, SCEEUS hosted a seminar with Arseniy Yatsenyuk, founder and chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum and former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014–2016). The discussion was moderated by Fredrik Löjdquist, Director of SCEEUS. During the seminar, Yatsenyuk emphasised that US support and a lo...

On Wednesday, 24 September, SCEEUS organised a roundtable discussion with Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, as guest. The discussion was moderated by Stefan Ingvarsson, Analyst at SCEEUS. Yurchyshyn described Ukraine’s work within its temporary special commission for the development...

Photo: Klara Lindström Zakarpattia is a multinational, multilingual Ukrainian region with a history of shifting state affiliations. It embodies Ukraine’s European identity and refutes claims that minority rights are disregarded in the country. While Ukraine’s bilateral relations with neighbouring s...

China’s role in relation to Ukraine, and not least the approach of Beijing to playing a role in the Ukrainian economy is a topic that has not received much attention. Looking ahead, understanding China’s ambitions, Ukraine’s needs and the broader ramifications of Chinese-Ukrainian ties will be important as...

What is the future of Russian war? What can we learn from past and current trends, and which are the Russian vulnerabilities in its warfare? Perhaps most importantly, how can and should the West mobilize to send strong enough signals? These issues were discussed during a two-day conference hosted by SCEEUS...