A disruption thousands of miles away in the Strait of Hormuz sent a clear warning to Europe: its energy system remains too fragile, even after it moved away from Russian supplies. SITE researchers Chloé Le Coq and Elena Paltseva show how the February 2026 shock exposed the risks of relying on global gas markets - and why that dependence threatens not just energy security, but Europe's entire decarbonization pathway.

Ukraine’s experience shows that modern conflict is not only about bombs and soldiers, but also about cyberattacks, disinformation, and efforts to weaken public trust. These threats are not costless to ignore. This new policy brief analysis, by Anna Anisimova (SITE) and Ksenia Rundin (CSSC) highlights that failing to address antagonistic information threats carries growing economic and governance costs. It argues that cyber and information resilience should be treated as essential public infrastructure, not as a secondary policy issue.

In this new House of Sustainable Society (HOSS) Academic Insight, researchers Stephanie Schrage, Marco Berti, and HOSS affiliate Julia Grimm show that sustainability challenges in global supply chains are not just about rules and audits, they are about power.

Workplace sexual harassment is not just a personal violation - it can also reshape the labor market. This new policy brief analysis by Olle Folke, researcher at SITE, uses evidence from Sweden to show how harassment influences where people work and helps sustain gender inequality.

Authoritarian elections are often described as largely symbolic exercises: the outcome feels decided, yet leaders still spend huge effort staging voting day. A new policy brief analysis by Anastasiia Arbuzova, Postdoctoral Researcher at SITE, highlights that a single indicator - reported turnout - can meaningfully shape how legitimate people think an autocratic government is.

Why do carbon and fuel taxes trigger political backlash? In a new policy brief, Julius Andersson (researcher at SITE) points to income polarization. As the middle class’s income share shrinks, the tax burden shifts toward middle-income groups – helping explain backlash such as the Yellow Vests protests and fuel-tax rollbacks.

Russia has ramped up its outreach to African countries since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, hoping to soften international isolation and gain new partners. This new policy brief analysis by Maria Perrotta Berlin (SITE) and Lev Lvovskiy (BEROC) argues that the strategy is bringing Moscow only limited and uneven gains.

Ukraine and Moldova’s push to join the European Union is tied to security, rebuilding economies, and protecting democracy while facing Russian pressure. A new policy brief by Anastasiia Arbuzova and Anders Olofsgård, based off last year’s SITE Development Day, discusses what’s helping the two countries move forward and what could still derail them.

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

Ukraine’s recovery hinges on removing land mines that still threaten millions of people and block the country’s 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.