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Happy to share this contribution to @TheNatlInterest, with my reflections on the deeper reasons why the #DPRK sent boots on the ground to #Russia. @ResearchUI @UISweden 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. @HallgrenJakob @UISweden in @TheNatlInterest @ResearchUI 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, @tepsaeu & @oegfe on 5 December, experts from 🇦🇹, 🇫🇮 and 🇸🇪 discuss the views of the three countries on EU enlargement. Sign up ➡️ fiia.fi/en/event/the-f…

Timely discussions on Nordic-Baltic challenges and opportunities among NB8 Institute Directors in Stockholm today! Pia Hansson @KragelundP @kari_osland @KristiRaik @HiskiHaukkala @KarlisBukovskis Margarita Seselgyte for the time and input! @ResearchUI

Together with @UTokyo_News and @UISweden Asia Programme, @kinacentrum 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…

My latest, for @TheNatlInterest, “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 @UISweden nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-wat…

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 @MalinOud and @yangfulei. Thank you for an insightful discussion!

Dr @MartinKragh1 @SCEEUS_UI in @TheNatlInterest: 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. @CFTNI @ResearchUI @tepsaeu @Konflikt_Sicher @GSPSipo nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-wat…

Big congratulations to @MartinKragh1 for this well deserved award! @ResearchUI @UISweden @SCEEUS_UI

Timely and important. @ResearchUI

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…

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

My dear colleague @ChRodhe 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? @ResearchUI @SCEEUS_UI

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? @ResearchUI

🌏 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…

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, @henrikwacht outlines key risks stemming from Chinese ownership and supply chain reliance in the Swedish wind power industry. 👇 kinacentrum.se/en/publication…

What does @UISweden'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… @Calle15 @unidue @JohannesPollak @WebsterVienna @_PaulSchmidt @oegfe @SpringerNature

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 @ResearchUI ... ui.se/butiken/uis-pu…

The Embassy was delighted to host the esteemed political scientist Professor Brendan O’Leary for a programme of public and academic events on the current and future political landscape in Ireland. With thanks to our partners @UU_PoliSci @Stockholms_univ @SIPRIorg @UISweden