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Threats to the economy can start with a rumor: new report

10 March 2026
Disinformation and malign information influence operations can threaten Sweden’s financial stability – from individual savers to the entire economic system. A new research report from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) shows how these threats operate on several levels and why individuals, companies, and public officials must strengthen their vigilance.

How collaboration strengthens crisis readiness

05 March 2026
How can organizations collaborate to prepare for crises - and act decisively when one occurs? This question was at the center of the Academic Insights Breakfast Seminar hosted by the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the Stockholm School of Economics on March 4.

Sweden backs Ukraine as Russia’s finances strain

19 February 2026
Sweden has pledged SEK 114 billion in support to Ukraine – its largest commitment to another country in modern times. At a seminar hosted by the European Parliament in Stockholm, Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), warned that Russia’s war economy is under mounting pressure and argued that sustained Western support can ultimately determine the outcome.

What Europe can learn from Ukraine's experience of information aggression

13 February 2026
How costly is it for a democracy to ignore antagonistic information threats? That question brought together Ukrainian and international researchers, policymakers, and security experts at the Stockholm School of Economics on February 12, 2026, for a high-level discussion examining the economic, political, and societal consequences of disinformation and hybrid information aggression.

Driving and governing the green transition: Insights from a cross‑sector symposium

13 February 2026
How can local, national, European, and private actors collaborate to accelerate and effectively govern the green transition? That question brought together researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and innovation experts at the Stockholm School of Economics on 10 February.

SITE’s Maria Perrotta Berlin in Sorbonne Alliance research series on Europe and the war in Ukraine

09 February 2026
Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, contributed to the Sorbonne Alliance research initiative “Europe and the War in Ukraine” - a joint project led by ESCP Business School, INALCO, and Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle examining the war’s consequences for Europe in geopolitical, geoeconomic, and business terms.

First joint CIVICA bachelor course on EU migration governance

06 February 2026
International migration is an important phenomenon that impacts businesses and societies in multiple ways. Last term, students from SSE and SGH Warsaw School of Economics completed the course Governance and Key Actors in Migration – the very first digital joint course at the bachelor level within the CIVICA alliance. The collaboration between the two schools aimed to offer the students a unique multi-disciplinary learning experience.

Center for Migration and Integration Research officially launched at SSE

05 February 2026
On Thursday, January 29, the Stockholm School of Economics officially launched the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR). The launch event brought together researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and representatives from civil society for an afternoon of dialogue on migration, integration, and social inclusion - some of the most pressing issues facing societies today.

Great power rivalry is reshaping global supply chains, new study shows

26 January 2026
Rising tensions between the US and China are changing how companies design global supply chains in strategic industries such as semiconductors and rare earths. New research shows firms are no longer just reacting to trade rules – they are proactively redesigning supply chains to reduce political risk and secure access to critical technologies.

How trust, identity, and resilience have evolved in Ukraine under pressure

26 January 2026
What shapes social cohesion under extreme pressure - and what sustains resilience during war? On January 19, 2026, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted Ukrainian sociologist Tymofii Brik (Kyiv School of Economics), who drew on nearly three decades of survey evidence to trace how trust, identity, and political attitudes in Ukraine have evolved before and during Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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