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How is cryptocurrency reshaping illicit finance? On Nov. 10, SITE and partners bring together experts in Stockholm to examine sanctions evasion, war financing, scams and other emerging risks - and discuss how to respond. ➡️ Learn more and register here: www.hhs.se/events/site-...

🚢 Russia’s shadow fleet poses growing environmental and security risks. But what can states legally do? ⚖️ A new KSE Institute study examines the legal tools available to restrict risky tankers and protect critical infrastructure. kse.ua/en/news/russ... #FREEnetwork

💰 $1.3 trillion in net private capital has left Russia since 2008. 🔎 @torbjornbecker.bsky.social from @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines the scale and changing composition of capital outflows from Russia. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/10/26/r... #FREEnetwork #SITE #Russia #CapitalOutflows

Petrol prices don’t tell the whole story. According to Julius Andersson’s calculations for @dagensnyheter.bsky.social it show historically low fuel costs for petrol cars in Sweden, accounting for fuel efficiency and real wages. ➡️ Read the article (in Swe): www.dn.se/ekonomi/trot...

🚨 Are official trade statistics underestimating Russia’s imports of military-use goods? 📊 KSE Institute’s Q3 2026 CHP Imports Tracker finds that Hong Kong’s estimated exports of critical components to Russia may be 3–4 times higher than officially reported. 🔗 Read more: kse.ua/en/news/offi...

Can the Middle Corridor become Europe’s backup trade route? SITE’s Jesper Roine explains why its value lies in resilience - not replacing established China–EU routes. ➡️ Learn more: www.hhs.se/news/site-pu...

💡 Is AI adoption translating into real productivity gains? 📊 The latest research by Laura Kalniņa, Signe Nīgale, and Zane Vārpiņa from SSE Riga and BICEPS examines 22 organizations and reveals gaps in data readiness and in measuring AI’s impact. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/09/21/a... #FREEnetwork

How does wartime bereavement shape political participation differently for women & men? Evidence from Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War shows a gender gap, with mothers withdrawing more from voting after losing a son. By Sinara Gharibyan (IOS) et al. Published by @freenetwork.bsky.social.

🇺🇦 How does war affect economic productivity beyond physical destruction? 📚 @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, explored how Russia’s invasion disrupts the allocation of workers, capital, and resources across Ukraine’s economy. www.hhs.se/news/site-pu... #FREEnetwork

🚀 Why do women founders face barriers to startup funding in Armenia? 📊 Vahagn Grigoryan from the American University of Armenia and Suren Karapetyan from Charles University explore how investor networks and childcare responsibilities shape access to capital. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2026/09/28/g...

🔎 What does it mean to comply with sanctions? 📌 Maria Perrotta Berlin @sitestockholm.bsky.social explains what is the difference between following the absolute minimum required by law and trying to act in line with the overall purpose of sanctions. ➡️ www.gp.se/nyheter/gp-g...

🏗️ Can the Middle Corridor replace trade routes through Russia? 📈 Despite rapid growth, around 90% of China–EU rail freight still travels via Russia and Belarus. Jesper Roine from @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines the limitations of this alternative route. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/10/12/m...

📢 Call for Papers: Climate Change Beliefs & Climate Policy Preferences Join SITE & @freenetwork.bsky.social for a workshop at @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social on Nov 27, 2026. 📝 Submit by October 19. ➡️ Learn more: www.hhs.se/news/site-pu...

🇦🇲 Who gets access to startup capital in Armenia? 🔎 Vahagn Grigoryan at the American University of Armenia and Suren Karapetyan, a PhD student at Charles University, examine the gender gap in startup funding. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/09/28/g... #FREEnetwork #gender #entrepreneurship

How can access to global gold markets reshape armed conflict? Join SITE on Sep 22, 12:00–13:00 CEST, for a seminar with Jing-Rong Zeng on gold refining, violence, and local economic activity in eastern DRC. At SSE & online. ➡️ Learn more & and how to attend the seminar: www.hhs.se/events/site-...

What are the hidden productivity costs of war? Join SITE on Sep 24 for a lecture with Yuriy Gorodnichenko (UC Berkeley) on how conflict disrupts resource allocation across firms and affects productivity and long-term economic performance. ➡️ Learn more & register here: www.hhs.se/events/site-...

🇺🇦 What is holding Ukraine’s defence startups back from scaling? 📈 87% of surveyed manufacturers plan to grow in the near term. 📘 A new KSE Institute & BRAVE1 study examines the financing, production, and organizational bottlenecks behind the gap. 🔗 kse.ua/about-the-sc...

Russia’s war economy is under growing strain. In Børsen, SITE’s Anders Olofsgård explains how pressure on banks, cash withdrawals and fuel shortages are raising the risk of a dangerous spiral - even if an acute collapse remains unlikely. ➡️ Learn more (in Danish): borsen.dk/nyheder/udla...

Russians are withdrawing record amounts of cash from banks amid fears that the Kremlin could seize private assets to finance the war. SITE Director @torbjornbecker.bsky.social warns that falling trust in the banking system could trigger a bank crisis. Learn more (in Swe): www.dn.se/varlden/ryss...

The EU banned Russian steel imports - but an exemption keeps trade flowing. @torbjornbecker.bsky.social estimates replacing Russian steel would cost the EU €100–200m, while cutting Russia’s revenues by €1–2bn. “We must also ask what it costs not to impose sanctions.” ➡️ Watch (in 🇸🇪): tr.ee/jkq54P

🇺🇦 Why has support for Ukraine evolved so differently across Europe? 🔎 Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang from @sitestockholm.bsky.social introduce a new polarisation index to track political divisions across the EU. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/05/18/h... #FREEnetwork #SITE #Ukraine

🚆 How does migration affect voting? 🔎 In their latest policy brief, Dariia Mykhailyshyna from KSE and David Zuchowski from @uv.es examine how two waves of Ukrainian migration reshaped voting patterns in Poland. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/05/11/m... #migration #poland #ukraine #voting #FreeNetwork

🇺🇦 What is driving Ukraine’s economy today? 📘 KSE Institute has published the latest edition of the Ukraine Monthly Economic Update, covering economic developments and data for May–June 2026. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #kseinstitute #FreeNetwork #ukraine #EconomicUpdate

🌍 How could a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz reshape Europe’s energy future? Chloé Le Coq from CRED and SITE, and Elena Paltseva from @sitestockholm.bsky.social, examine the Hormuz shock and its implications for the EU’s gas security. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/23/h... #FREEnetwork

❌🇷🇺 Why do foreign companies still operate in Russia despite the full-scale invasion? 🔎 Visit KSE Institute’s Leave Russia monitoring project. It shows that 55% of foreign companies still operate in Russia, while 565 have fully exited. leave-russia.org #LeaveRussia #kseinstitute #FreeNetwork

🚢 As tensions over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have risen again, who are the winners and losers if the strait is closed? Read a timely policy brief by Johan Gars, Daniel Spiro, and Henrik Wachtmeister. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/20/h... #FREEnetwork #Energy #HormuzStrait #Oil

🗜️ How can sanctions become even more effective in limiting Russia’s war machine? ⚒️ On 8 July, KSE welcomed David O’Sullivan, EU Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions, for discussions with Ukrainian experts and civil society. www.linkedin.com/posts/kse-in...

⚡️ Can Belarus reduce its dependence on Russian energy without triggering an economic crisis? 🔎 Researchers at BEROC explore how a major energy shock could affect Belarus’s GDP and identify which industries would be hit the hardest. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/04/13/b... #FreeNetwork #belarus

🚢 How has Russia’s shadow fleet evolved despite sanctions? 🔎 Benjamin Hilgenstock, Yuliia Pavytska, Anatolii Kravtsev, and Oleksandr Petrenko of the KSE Institute analyze the latest data on oil exports, tanker networks, and sanctions enforcement. kse.ua/about-the-sc...

🎓 What makes international graduates stay or leave after university? 🔎 Zane Varpina (SSE Riga & BICEPS) and Marija Krūmiņa (BICEPS) examine language, careers, and policy. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/05/13/r... #FreeNetwork #sseriga #biceps #PolicyBrief #MigrationPolicy

🇷🇺 How has Russia’s digital landscape changed since 2022? 🔎 Violaine D’Ortona, Jonathan Lehne, and Maiting Zhuang of @sitestockholm.bsky.social investigate internet disruptions, platform blocking, and website censorship in Russia. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/06/15/t... #FREEnetwork #Russia #PolicyBrief

💥 How did Ukrainian drone strikes reshape Russia’s crude oil exports? 🇺🇦 KSE Institute’s June Russian Oil Tracker explains how refinery disruptions and shadow fleet shortages reshaped Russia’s crude oil exports. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute

🌍 What can Europe learn from Ukraine about hybrid threats? 🔎 Anna Anisimova (@sitestockholm.bsky.social) and Ksenia Rundin (CSSC at the SSE) explain how coordinated cyber and information attacks create lasting economic and governance challenges. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/16/a... #FreeNetwork

🌍 Africa’s international partnerships are shifting. As some Western donors scale back, Russia is expanding. 🎙️ In the latest EBA podcast, Maria Perrotta Berlin (@sitestockholm.bsky.social) and Anna Ida Rock (FOI) discuss Russia’s military, economic, and information strategies. eba.se/current/makt...

🇪🇺 Is Europe’s support for Ukraine becoming more politically divided? 🔎 Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang of @sitestockholm.bsky.social analyze Eurobarometer data to show where polarization is rising and explain why these trends matter. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/05/18/h... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine

🇺🇦 How does Ukraine plan to finance its recovery? 🔎 KSE Institute has published a new assessment examining Ukraine’s 2027–2029 Budget Declaration. 📖 Read the full analysis: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute #Ukraine #Recovery

⛽️ How are strikes on Russian refineries reshaping Russia’s economy? 📢 Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of KSE Institute, explains that attacks on Russian refineries are tightening domestic fuel supplies and putting additional strain on Russia’s budget. 📺 www.facebook.com/reel/1038246... #FREEnetwork

⛑️ Can better health communication reduce inequality? 🔎 Mara Dzene, Agnes Lublóy and Zane Vārpiņa examine why many adults struggle to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information in everyday decisions. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/06/22/h... #HealthEquity #latvia #biceps #sseriga