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New 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.
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This will be the most serious test of Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid attacks, electoral interference, and corruption that have plagued previous votes.
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Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections - Sceeus
SCEEUS Report| Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections | By Jakob Hedenskog
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September 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
New 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 ⬇️
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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 ⬇️
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New 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.
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Ukraine already faces one of its greatest challenges: reintegrating nearly 5 million veterans. How this is handled will shape Europe’s stability.
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Ukraine’s Veterans: From Fragility to a Pillar of European Security - Sceeus
SCEEUS Commentary | Ukraine’s Veterans: From Fragility to a Pillar of European Security | By Klara Lindström and Nicolina Nilsson
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September 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
New 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.
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Ukraine already faces one of its greatest challenges: reintegrating nearly 5 million veterans. How this is handled will shape Europe’s stability.
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🔴 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.
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This commentary revisits Russia-China energy relations in light of recent developments and discusses forward-looking scenarios and their implications.
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Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations - Sceeus
China-Russia Dashboard Analysis | Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations | By Henrik Wachtmeister
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September 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔴 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.
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This commentary revisits Russia-China energy relations in light of recent developments and discusses forward-looking scenarios and their implications.
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Who 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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...
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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...
Looking ahead: who are the winners and losers after the Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Washington? - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Looking ahead: who are thewinners and losers after theArmenia-Azerbaijan meeting inWashington? | By Hugo von Essen
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August 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Who 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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...
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 ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...
New 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?
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In July 2025, Ukraine saw its largest protests since Russia’s 2022 invasion. What lessons can European policymakers draw?
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Lessons for Europe after the Protests in Ukraine - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Lessons for Europe after the Protests in Ukraine | By Klara Lindström
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August 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New 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?
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In July 2025, Ukraine saw its largest protests since Russia’s 2022 invasion. What lessons can European policymakers draw?
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New SCEEUS Commentary out 🌐 The OSCE 50 Years: A Europe Stuck In The Past by bsky.app/profile/mart...
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August 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New SCEEUS Commentary out 🌐 The OSCE 50 Years: A Europe Stuck In The Past by bsky.app/profile/mart...
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New Quick Comment 🌐 From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security by Nicole Jeffler
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From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security - Sceeus
Publications | From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security | SCEEUS Quick Comment
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July 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
New Quick Comment 🌐 From Synergy to Strategy: The European Union’s Strategy on Black Sea Security by Nicole Jeffler
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New SCEEUS/ NKK Guest Commentary Out 🌐
🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction?
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🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction?
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China’s limited role in Ukraine’s reconstruction: expectations, constraints and strategic opportunities - SCEEUS
Publications | China’s limited role in Ukraine’s reconstruction: expectations, constraints and strategic opportunities | SCEEUS/NKK Guest Commentary
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June 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New SCEEUS/ NKK Guest Commentary Out 🌐
🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction?
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🔴 Can China play a meaningful role in Ukraine’s reconstruction?
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New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War by @umland.bsky.social and Diana Dutsyk
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Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War | By Diana Dutsyk and Andreas Umland
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June 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 Between Freedom and Censorship: Ukraine’s Mass Media in Times of Full-scale War by @umland.bsky.social and Diana Dutsyk
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New 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?
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The South Caucasus is shifting – how should the EU respond?
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Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus | By Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen
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June 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New 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?
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The South Caucasus is shifting – how should the EU respond?
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New SCEEUS Guest Report 🌐The prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian Region
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The Prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian region - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | The prospects of Moldova’s EU accession with or without a defined status of the Transnistrian region | By Eugen Cara
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June 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New SCEEUS Guest Report 🌐The prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian Region
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New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo
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Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe’s Uneven Support for Ukraine - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe’s Uneven Support for Ukraine | By Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo
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June 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo
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New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU
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The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU | By Victoria Leukavets
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May 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU
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Read the full text by Victoria Leukavets here ➡️
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The end of nuclear arms control? 🔵 New quick comment out by Aleksandr Golts
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May 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The end of nuclear arms control? 🔵 New quick comment out by Aleksandr Golts
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In a context where negotiation and peacemaking—however difficult—are “in the air,” there is a penalty for being perceived to disrupt the process. This can manifest in public opinion and in relations with friends and allies directly involved.
Charlotta Rodhe in 2024 for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
Charlotta Rodhe in 2024 for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
Navigating the Lure of Russian Negotiation Theatre: What Europe Should Talk About When There’s Talk of Talks - SCEEUS
SCEEUS Commentary No 14, 2024 | Navigating the Lure of Russian Negotiation Theatre: What Europe Should Talk About When There’s Talk of Talks by Charlotta Rodhe | Centrum för Östeuropastudier, SCEEUS
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May 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
In a context where negotiation and peacemaking—however difficult—are “in the air,” there is a penalty for being perceived to disrupt the process. This can manifest in public opinion and in relations with friends and allies directly involved.
Charlotta Rodhe in 2024 for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
Charlotta Rodhe in 2024 for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
New Commentary Out 🌐 Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social
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Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do | By Klara Lindström
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May 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New Commentary Out 🌐 Hungary, Ukraine and the EU: The Situation and What To Do by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social
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New 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.
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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.
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The Land of Victorious Militarism - Militaristic Indoctrination in Russia - Sceeus
SCEEUS Publication | The land of victorious militarism - Militaristic indoctrination in Russia | By Aleksandr Golts
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May 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
New 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.
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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.
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🔴 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.
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The China-Russia Dashboard is launched today – a unique, freely available, data-driven resource with the latest quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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China-Russia Dashboard - Sceeus
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May 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🔴 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.
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The China-Russia Dashboard is launched today – a unique, freely available, data-driven resource with the latest quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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New Commentary Out 🌐 The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo
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The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response - Sceeus
Publications | The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo | SCEEUS
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April 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New Commentary Out 🌐 The Political Fallout from Armenia’s Refugee Response by Sara Lannebo
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A step closer to peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? 🌐 New SCEEUS report out by Rusif Huseynov, Benyamin Poghosyan and Hugo von Essen.
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How close is peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? - Sceeus
Publications | How close is peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? by Benyamin Poghosyan, Rusif Huseynov and Hugo von Essen | SCEEUS
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April 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A step closer to peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? 🌐 New SCEEUS report out by Rusif Huseynov, Benyamin Poghosyan and Hugo von Essen.
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New SCEEUS Report Out🌐 Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by @umland.bsky.social
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Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? The Origins and Functions of a Russian Propaganda Mirage - Sceeus
Publications | Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by Andreas Umland | SCEEUS
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April 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New SCEEUS Report Out🌐 Can Elections in Ukraine Help to End the Russo-Ukrainian War? by @umland.bsky.social
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🌐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?
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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?
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What Armenia’s Gyumri local elections mean for the 2026 national vote - Sceeus
Publications | What Armenia’s Gyumri local elections mean for the 2026 national vote by Sara Lannebo & Hugo von Essen | SCEEUS
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April 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌐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?
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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?
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Finishing their South Caucasus tour, SCEEUS analysts Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social visited Yerevan, Armenia.
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Read their quick impressions here ⬇️
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Quick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 - Sceeus
Quick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 I Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen
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March 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Finishing their South Caucasus tour, SCEEUS analysts Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social visited Yerevan, Armenia.
Read their quick impressions here ⬇️
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Read their quick impressions here ⬇️
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Across 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
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New SCEEUS Report that dispels the myths about enlargement by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social &Nicole Jeffler
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Dispelling Myths: The Social and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s Membership of the European Union - SCEEUS
Publications | Dispelling Myths: The Social and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s Membership of the European Union by Klara Lindström and Nicole Jeffler | SCEEUS
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March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Across 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
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New SCEEUS Report that dispels the myths about enlargement by @klaralindstrom.bsky.social &Nicole Jeffler
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New 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 ⬇️
"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 ⬇️
What we learnt from Tucker Carlson interview with Steve Witkoff - Sceeus
SCEEUS Quick Comment No. 1, 2025 | What we learnt from Tucker Carlson interview with Steve Witkoff | Centre for Eastern European Studies, SCEEUS
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March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New 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 ⬇️
"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 ⬇️