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    The European Green Deal Under Pressure: From Ambition to Delivery

    Geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and shifting political priorities have put the European Green Deal under growing strain. A new Sieps analysis by four researchers at the Stockholm Center on Global Governance shows that key parts of EU climate and sustainability policy have been delayed or watered down – even though the overall framework still stands.

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  • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the center-right Moderate Party, speaking during a debate among party leaders on European Union policy in the Swedish Parliament on Nov. 12, 2025. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/Swedish Parliament

    When ‘Sweden Decided,’ Who Is Actually Deciding?

    A state’s intentions can ultimately be traced to the small circle of people who make its foreign policy. That is the argument of a new article in the journal International Theory by Marcel Jahn, a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at Stockholm University affiliated with the Stockholm Center on Global Governance, and Moritz S. Graefrath, an assistant professor of international security at the University of Oklahoma.

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  • GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. JUNE 14, 2022. Navanethem Pillay, then chair of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, briefs reporters on the Commission's first report. UN Photo: Jean Marc Ferré

    Klamberg: “Those who have devoted their lives to pursuing international justice deserve to be recognized”

    “This prize does not mean that international justice has arrived — it means the world still believes that those who have devoted their lives to pursuing it deserve to be recognized.” That was Mark Klamberg, professor of public international law at Stockholm University and Stockholm Center on Global Governance, speaking to Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio about today’s Nobel Peace Prize to South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay.

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  • Andreas Norlén, the speaker of Sweden's Parliament, the Riksdag, opening a seminar at its annual Research Day on March 5, 2026. Now in its sixth year, the event began with seminars for individual committees, followed by a joint session with invited researchers on politics and long-term challenges. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/Sveriges riksdag

    Politicians Are Smarter Than Researchers Think. They Just Need a Good Briefing.

    “Politicians aren’t in a position to read and appreciate primary literature – they often need somebody to explain the science and its significance,” said Erik Angner, a professor of practical philosophy, during a panel discussion at Stockholm University on how researchers can share their knowledge with politicians.

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  • Theresa Squatrito Photo: Anastasiya Gordiychuk

    Theresa Squatrito Returns to Stockholm

    Theresa Squatrito, Associate Professor in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), is spending the next month at Stockholm University as a guest of the Department of Political Science and the Stockholm Center on Global Governance (SCGG).

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  • GGRCC Launches New Online Seminar Series. Graphics: GGRCC

    GGRCC Launches a New Talk Series

    The newly founded Global Governance Research Centre Consortium (GGRCC) is now launching a new ”online speaker series” – GGRCC Talk Series. Four speakers will be sharing their insights this fall. The first seminar will take place on October 12, featuring Rosemary Foot, University of Oxford.

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  • Screenshot from an essay in the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet. Photo: SvD © 2026

    What if A.I. Has Already Taken Control?

    “While leaders in the A.I. industry warn that the machines could one day become independent of us, we are already willingly making ourselves dependent on them. The more of our decision-making we hand over to opaque systems, the harder it becomes to tell who is actually in charge,” Sonia Bastigkeit Ericstam, a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School and doctoral student affiliated with the Stockholm Center on Global Governance, wrote in the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet on Sept. 21. In her essay, she addresses A.I. regulation and the limits of human decision-making.

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  • European Council buildings in Brussels. Photo: European Union © 2026

    Sweden Risks Losing Influence in E.U. Budget Talks During Government Formation

    With no new government in place, Sweden could lose influence in negotiations over the European Union's next long-term budget, just as the talks enter a decisive phase. "It is not an ideal situation," Jonas Tallberg, a professor of political science at Stockholm University, told Altinget, an independent news site, on Tuesday.

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