In this blog post, Tyyne Karjalainen proposes that in order to leave behind the European security order that enabled Russia’s aggression in the first place, the perspective from the ‘peripheries’ should be placed at the forefront of imagining future peace and security in Europe.
Development aid, support for post-conflict reconstruction and democracy promotion are highly knowledge-intensive fields of work. Drawing on experiences from many conflict and post-conflict regions, Jørn Holm-Hansen argues that aid aimed at peaceful reconstruction can sometimes perpetuate existing rivalries or foster new ones.
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.
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.
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.
International donors should support the Ukrainian DREAM e-system and channel funding for rebuilding Ukraine through it. Dmytro Khutkyy presents this innovative and transparent system in this blog post.