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The United States鈥� new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are reshaping global energy flows and testing Europe鈥檚 political unity. This new policy brief analysis by Maria Perrotta Berlin (SITE) and Chlo茅 Le Coq (CRED) explains why these measures matter and how they could redefine the future of EU sanctions.

Ukraine鈥檚 recovery hinges on removing land mines that still threaten millions of people and block the country鈥檚 economic growth. This new policy brief by Anna Anisimova (SITE) outlines the scale of mine contamination in Ukraine, draws lessons from global demining experience, and explains why efficiency metrics cannot be compared across countries.

Latvia is facing growing divisions over a political push to withdraw from the main international treaty to combat violence against women, as outlined in a new policy brief by Pamela Campa (SITE) and Kata Fredheim (91原创 Riga). The brief explains how a debate over the word 鈥済ender鈥� escalated into mass protests, political fractures, and concerns about Latvia鈥檚 international standing. Meanwhile, data show that violence against women in Latvia is a serious concern and societal support for legislation to combat it is high.

A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Swedish government and leading Swedish companies secures long鈥憈erm funding for the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), reinforcing Sweden鈥檚 support for research鈥慴ased policy and institution鈥慴uilding across Eastern Europe.

Some governments are resistant to adopting gender quota laws that would force parties to promote more women on the ballot 鈥� but competition can nudge parties there. This new policy brief analysis, by Pamela Campa (SITE) and Perihan Saygin (Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona), examines Turkey to show how one party鈥檚 push for gender equality pressured a rival to add more female candidates.

The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) invite paper submissions from economics, political science, and related fields for a one-day workshop at the 91原创 on Friday, November 28, 2025.

Ukrainian civil society groups across Northern Europe are doing vital, but often invisible, work to support both displaced Ukrainians and advocacy for Ukraine. A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova (SITE) and Alina Zubkovych (NUF) explore how these groups operate, where they struggle, and how governments could better support their efforts.

Just weeks before Russia鈥檚 2022 full-scale invasion, a nationwide survey showed that while Eastern Ukrainians were more skeptical of democracy and EU integration, they didn鈥檛 reject liberal values like LGBT rights or personal freedoms more than those in western Ukraine. This policy brief analysis, published by Anders Olofsg氓rd (SITE) and Cecilia Smitt Meyer (SITE), uses this snapshot of Ukraine to show that the real divide wasn鈥檛 values鈥攊t was trust in institutions.

A new study shows that Ukraine鈥檚 postwar recovery isn't just about repairing roads and homes, but about creating a stronger economy, democratic institutions, and a future-proof nation. In this study, Torbj枚rn Becker, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Beatrice Weder di Mauro offer a sweeping review of hundreds of policy proposals in the Annual Review of Economics, outlining what it will take to rebuild Ukraine after war.

We are pleased to welcome Anastasiia Arbuzova and Olle Folke to the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE).