In this blog post, Oksana Žabko looks at the existing inclusion practices for Ukrainian children in Latvian schools and discusses the pupils’ lived experiences. She offers suggestions on the government’s proposal for compulsory enrolment of Ukrainian children in Latvian schools.
In response to Russia’s cyber attacks, Ukraine has rolled out its own system of cyber defence and counter offence. Dmytro Khutkyy summarises six types of cyber resilience and calls for stronger cooperation between the Ukrainian government and civil society.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted the Zelensky executive to adopt a new Mobilisation Act. Geir Flikke and Aadne Aasland analyse the process of adoption and public perceptions of the law, drawing on survey and voting data collected for the VALREF project.
Russia’s invasion has inflicted severe damage and losses on Ukraine, necessitating a massive rebuilding effort. Veronika Vakulenko argues that civil society must be involved in the recovery process and offers guidance to Nordic and Baltic policymakers on how to achieve this.
In this blog post, Maryna Rabinovych and Anne Pintsch summarise the key outcomes and policy recommendations based on a hybrid session on Ukrainian-Nordic research cooperation. The session was co-organised by the University of Agder and Oslo Metropolitan University at the inaugural Carpathian Sea Democracy Week in Truskavets (Lviv region, Ukraine) in April 2024.
In the discussion on the reception of Ukrainian refugees in the Baltic-Nordic region countries, Latvia’s policy appears to be solid and consistent. In this blog, HROMADA member Oksana Žabko explains details of Latvia’s policy applied.
In this blog post, Kateryna Latysh shows that universal jurisdiction is increasingly central to the judicial structure regarding war and other crimes committed in Ukraine. She provides recommendations for strengthening universal jurisdiction mechanisms for Nordic and Baltic decision-makers.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, artificial intelligence has become a crucial tool in improving the country’s rebuilding. In this blog post, Iryna Fyshchuk explores the potential applications of AI tools across various sectors in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s general need to strengthen its army in the fight against Russia presents European governments with new dilemmas. How does one deal with a potentially growing population of Ukrainians who may be unable to renew their documents, HROMADA member Oleksandra Deineko and Vilde Hernes write.
Entrepreneurship and commerce, including small-scale commodity trade, are key economic forces. Ukrainian Afghans possess skills that have helped them and Ukraine to adapt to changing political economies; they can continue to play an important role in the future. Magnus Marsden and Vera Skvirskaja look at the present-day situation of Ukrainian Afghans.