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BSR Policy Briefing

In the BSR Policy Briefing series experts of different fields give recommendations to policy makers in issues regarding the Baltic Sea region.

The opinions expressed in the publications are those of the authors. They do not necessary reflect the opinions or views of Centrum Balticum Foundation.

12.11.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 9/2024

Russia’s War in Ukraine: What should this conflict teach us?
By Greg Mills and David Kilcullen

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13.09.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2024

Impact of the war in Ukraine on nuclear waste management in arctic Russia
By Sergei Gladkov

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03.07.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2024

Belarus and its future development: What does it mean for the Baltic Sea region?
Andrei Sannikov

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05.06.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2024

Demographic challenges of the Kaliningrad region in the new geopolitical reality: Trends, risks and prospects
By Salavat Abylkalikov

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16.05.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2024

The competitiveness of Finnish firms in the changing business landscape
By Anna Karhu, Eini Haaja & Hanna Mäkinen

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25.04.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2024

Economy of St. Petersburg two years after the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine
By Nikita Lisitsyn

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20.03.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2024

Arctic Europe and its Future
By Markku Heikkilä

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28.02.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2024

Germany’s economic structure in times of multiple shocks
By Michael Grömling

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17.01.2024 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2024

China’s influence in Northern Europe
By Oscar Shao

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12.12.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2023

The wicked problem of eutrophication - next steps in the process towards sustainable agriculture in Finland
By Anna Törnroos-Remes

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29.11.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2023

A literature review on the main environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea region in the 21st century
By Sergei Gladkov and Léo Pignol

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22.11.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2023

Developing the economic competence in Åland: Recommendations and key learning points for policymakers
By Anna Lundgren and Jukka Teräs

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25.10.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2023

The green transformation of the European maritime sector: Six tricks to support sustainable cruise shipbuilding
By Elisa Aro and Eini Haaja

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24.05.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2023

Iron curtain on Belarus' western border: Does the crisis in Minsk's relations with its Baltic neighbors threaten Belarusian independence?
By Kamil Kłysiński

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17.05.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2023

The economic interaction between the USA and the littoral states of the Baltic Sea
By Alari Purju

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23.03.2023 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2023

The Resource Balanced Economy to meet the twin challenges of phasing out fossil fuel energy and self-sufficient supply of raw materials
By Simon P. Michaux

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21.12.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2023

Baltic Sea region security of supply after Russia’s invasion on Ukraine: The past is just a prologue
By Anna Mikulska and Luke Min

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13.12.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 11/2022

Sanctions against Russia, their effectiveness and impacts on Finland
By Hanna Mäkinen

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08.11.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 10/2022

The Baltic Sea islands and their impact on the regional security
By Zdzislaw Sliwa, Hans Helseth and Viljar Veebel

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08.11.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 9/2022

Willingness to fight for Ukraine: Lessons to the Baltic states
By Jānis Bērziņš and Victoria Vdovychenko

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23.06.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2022

Chinese investment in the Baltic Sea region: Main characteristics and policy challenges
By Kálmán Kalotay and Ágnes Szunomár

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08.06.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2022

NATO and Security in the Baltic Sea Region
By Klaus Wittmann

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02.05.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2022

The Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant: Energy independence on paper – isolation in practice
By Justinas Juozaitis

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14.04.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2022

Aspects of blue economy in the Baltic Sea region
By Riitta Pöntynen

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11.03.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2022

Leveraging bioeconomy development for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region
By Alisher Mirzabaev

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28.01.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2022

Russia's renewable energy sector: Policy recommendations
By Liliana Proskuryakova

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28.01.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2022

The circular economy in St. Petersburg
By Yury Nurulin, Olga Kalchenko and Inga Skvortsova

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05.01.2022 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2022

Energy dimension of green growth in Kaliningrad
By Artur Usanov

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29.10.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 11/2021

Mortality in Russia during the pandemic in 2020 and in the first half of 2021
By Marina Lifshits

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14.10.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 10/2021

Building security in the Baltic Sea region: Military perspective and NATO approach
By Andrzej Fałkowski

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23.06.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 9/2021

The “Swedish model” in the COVID-19 pandemic
By Torbjörn Becker, Jesper Roine, and Svante Strömberg

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10.06.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2021

Lithuania’s response to the COVID-19: Two stages, mixed results
Authored by Linas Kojala

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10.06.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2021

The Kaliningrad Region and COVID-19
Authored by Vitaly Petrovich Zhdanov

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14.05.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2021

Polish struggle against COVID-19
Authored by Bartosz Arłukowicz

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05.05.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2021

COVID-19 and Finland: Not good news for fiscal sustainability
Authored by Jouko Vilmunen

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29.04.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2021

Latvia and COVID-19: Preliminary impressions
Authored by Dzintars Mozgis and Normunds Vaivads

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10.03.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2021

The German economy and the Corona shock – An acceleration of structural changes?
Authored by Michael Grömling

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23.02.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2021

Contemporary trends and future scenarios for the Greater St. Petersburg region: Some policy recommendations
Authored by Nikita Lisitsyn

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08.01.2021 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2021

The COVID-19 in Estonia: Governance of the Health Care System, spread of the disease, regulations and impact on economy
Authored by Alari Purju

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08.12.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2020

Leadership in Turbulent Times: Germany and the Future of Europe
Authored by Kimmo Elo

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20.11.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2020

Denmark and COVID-19
By Marin A. Marinov

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30.10.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2020

Lithuania and Belarus: Will Lithuania become Belarus’ “Iceland”?
Authored by Ruslanas Irižkevičius

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22.09.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2020

The corona pandemic and its impact on the economic development of the Baltic Sea region in 2020
Authored by Kari Liuhto

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04.09.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2020

Increasing Eco-efficiency via Digitalisation in Maritime Industry in The Baltic Sea Region: Policy Support through Carrots or Sticks?
Authored by Milla Harju

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16.04.2020 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2020

The forest industry around the Baltic Sea region: Future challenges and opportunities
Edited by Kari Liuhto

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09.09.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 9/2019

The Baltic states and security in the Baltic Sea region: Dark clouds in blue sky.
Authored by Kristi Raik.

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02.09.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2019

Creation of regional gas market in the Baltic States and Finland: Challenges and opportunities.
Authored by Tadas Jakštas.

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07.08.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2019

US FDI in the Baltic Sea region: The state of American investment and selected challenges.
Authored by Kalman Kalotay.

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01.07.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2019

Germany and the Baltic Sea region: political and security interests.
Authored by Tobias Etzold.

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24.06.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2019

Government support for the Russian shipbuilding industry: Policy priorities and budgetary allocations.
Authored by Elena Efimova and Sergei Sutyrin.

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23.05.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2019

Finnish tonnage as the implementer for security of seaborne supply in maritime transport.
Authored by Bo Österlund.

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16.04.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2019

The Estonian-Finnish economic cooperation.
Authored by Alari Purju.

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20.03.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2019

Bioeconomy Policies in the BSR.
Authored by Torfi Jóhannesson.

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25.02.2019 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2019

Cooperation between Saint-Petersburg and Finland.
Authored by Stanislav Tkachenko.

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28.12.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 10/2018

The sanctions against Russia. Are there winners and losers around the Baltic Sea?
Authored by Susanne Oxenstierna.

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14.11.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 9/2018

Future of Public Sector Governance and Digitalization.
Authored by Meelis Kitsing.

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25.09.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 8/2018

American policy towards the Baltic States.
Authored by Stephen Blank.

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04.09.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 7/2018

Russian direct and indirect investment in the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Alexey V. Kuznetsov.

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06.07.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 6/2018

Foreign economic relations of the Kaliningrad region.
Authored by Vitaliy Zhdanov, Vladimir Kuzin and Mikhail Pliukhin.

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03.07.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2018

Why Russia is seeking to ignite a civil war in the European Union and how to stop it?
Authored by Ruslanas Iržikevičius.

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18.06.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2018

On the paradoxes of foreign expansion: the experience of Polish firms.
Authored by Piotr Trąpczyński and Krystian Barłożewski.

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24.04.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2018

The bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Anna Berlina.

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16.02.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2018

Russia vis-à-vis Ukraine: On Some Economic Costs.
Authored by Sergey Kulik.

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22.01.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2018

Chinese Direct Investment in the Baltic Sea Region.
Authored by Jean-Marc F. Blanchard.

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15.01.2018 BSR Policy Briefing 5/2017

The economic impact of China on the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Jean-Paul Larçon.

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28.08.2017 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2017

National innovation and smart specialisation governance in the Baltic Sea region - Laying grounds for an enhanced macro-regional science-business cooperation.
Edited by Zane Šime.

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30.05.2017 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2017

17 expert articles on the economic state of the Baltic sea region.
Edited by Kari Liuhto.

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19.05.2017 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2017

Russia’s foreign relations and the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Sergey Kulik.

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21.02.2017 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2017

Russia and the security in the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Justyna Gotkowska & Piotr Szymański.

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20.12.2016 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2016

The EU-Russia relations and their reflections in the Baltic Sea region.
Authored by Stanislav L. Tkachenko.

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18.05.2016 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2016

21 expert articles on the maritime cluster in the Baltic Sea region and beyond.
Edited by Kari Liuhto.

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05.06.2015 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2015

17 expert articles on the subject of the natural gas revolution in the Baltic Sea region.
Edited by Kari Liuhto.

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16.12.2014 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2014

A Russian Sudden Stop or Just a Slippery Oil Slope to Stagnation? Authored by Torbjörn Becker.

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18.11.2014 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2014

Poland and Russia in the Baltic Sea Region: doomed for the confrontation?
Authored by Adam Balcer.

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06.11.2014 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2014

Energy security in Kaliningrad and geopolitics.
Authored by Artur Usanov & Alexander Kharin.

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02.06.2014 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2014

Ten policy-oriented articles on the Baltic Sea region.
Edited by Kari Liuhto.

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14.10.2013 BSR Policy Briefing 4/2013

Kaliningrad nuclear power plant project and its regional ramifications.
Authored by Leszek Jesien & Łukasz Tolak.

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01.09.2013 BSR Policy Briefing 3/2013

Renewable Energy Sources in Finland and Russia.
Authored by Irina Kirpichnikova & Pekka Sulamaa.

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08.04.2013 BSR Policy Briefing 2/2013

Russia's accession to the WTO.
Authored by Sergey F. Sutyrin & Olga Y. Trofimenko.

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22.01.2013 BSR Policy Briefing 1/2013

The process of security policy in the Baltic.
Authored by Bo Österlund.

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