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Oct 10
Analysis, Economy, Publications, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine. What do we lose?

October 10, 2022

Putin’s war is not just a crime against Ukraine

It’s also a crime against the home we all share: planet Earth.

Thomas L. Friedman

The war in Ukraine, or its active phase, which began on February 24, 2022, revealed many problems and questions that must be answered. Currently, much attention is paid to military actions, economic consequences, and how to support Ukraine. However, there is another essential aspect of this war that no one can ignore – the consequences, particularly the losses and damages.

Let’s start with a general definition to outline the subject of our analysis. Damages are the loss of assets or money caused by someone’s wrongful actions. In general, it includes direct damage, additional costs (costs that are the cause of someone’s actions, but they are supplemental in nature, for example, unplanned work), foregone benefit (income that a person or enterprise does not receive compared to normal conditions), and moral damage. War damage means damage caused by or in repelling enemy action or measures taken to avoid spreading the consequences of damage caused by or in repelling enemy action [1].

Currently, several problems have arisen:

  • Establish a cause-and-effect relationship, or casualness, between event A (the “cause”) and another event B (the “effect”), which necessarily follows the first or flows from it.
  • Assess the scale of consequences (direct and indirect), and
  • Give a monetary assessment of the consequences.

The last point requires officially developed and tested methods, which are currently being developed by Ukraine (for example, [2]). Still, we need an analysis of what is happening and in which areas we will feel these consequences.

This analysis will not only visualize what is happening now but also illustrate how difficult it is to calculate and estimate (in monetary units) all the losses.

To simplify the presentation of the material, we divided it into such areas as the economy, social dimension, and environment, highlighting the global level to illustrate the pervasiveness of the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Any division, like any model, is a certain simplification, but without it, it is impossible to build a complete picture of the world. So, let’s go to each of the spheres.

Economics. Economic losses have been repeatedly tried to be calculated. In particular, the total losses confirmed by the World Bank are more than 340 billion U.S. dollars today. The amount of funds that has been verified and is necessary for recovery is about 105 billion dollars, but it will change because the war continues, and the destruction continues [3].

According to the Ukraine rapid damage and needs assessment (R.D.N.A.), considering the impact of the war between February 24 and June 1, 2022, the damage across sectors covered in the is estimated at approximately US$97 billion (fig. 1), and aggregate losses total almost US$252 billion (fig.2)

Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/09/09/ukraine-recovery-and-reconstruction-needs-estimated-349-billion

If the answers to the questions are about reconstruction, restoring public infrastructure is somewhat understandable, mainly because the infrastructure objects were recorded and had a fixed value. The issue of compensation for damages to citizens whose property was damaged and destroyed during the war needs clarification. The critical problem here is precisely the “verification” of damages, the first step has been taken, and a portal was created [4]  for data collection. Also, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is discussing a draft law “On compensation for damage and destruction of certain categories of immovable property as a result of hostilities, acts of terrorism, sabotage caused by the military aggression of the Russian Federation.”[5]

The question of compensation lies not only in the plane – where to get the money for it and how to evaluate it and adequately document it. In addition, the problems with restoring destroyed objects are that they must first be disassembled and taken to a special landfill. It requires time, money, specialists, and dumps (ideally, recycling, reuse, or disposal technologies). After the liberation of settlements, a lot of war waste remains – military and civilian burned and broken equipment, destroyed buildings, etc. Currently, 50 locations have already been created in the Kyiv region to remove construction waste from infrastructure facilities destroyed by hostilities.

The next crucial economic issue is the closing of businesses or their relocation to other regions of Ukraine or abroad. It is difficult to estimate the destroyed production facilities and the resulting lost profit; also, destroyed infrastructure does not provide an opportunity to restore production quickly.

The logistics flows of supplies of raw materials, components, and finished products currently require significant correction, and their complete restoration is not always possible.

The consequences of this destruction will be felt not only in Ukraine. The most striking example is the blockade of ports and the inability to export grain crops and sunflowers, which put the world on the brink of a food crisis[6]. Another point, over the past three years, Ukraine has been increasing the volume of chicken exports, remaining in the top five global suppliers of poultry meat. Ukraine ranks 3rd in terms of sales volume in the ranking of chicken suppliers to the countries of the European Union[7]. If the Russian Federation continues to destroy capacity methodically [8], this will affect the volume of supplies and, thus, the prices on the European markets (also currently growing due to inflation).

The reduced purchasing power of the population due to war, loss of property, jobs, relocation, rising inflation (22.2% in July[9]), and uncertainty about the financial future is also affecting the economy.

People are buying less, which means manufacturers are reducing production, affecting workers’ wages, receiving less money and reducing consumption. The snowball of such negative consequences cannot be overcome solely with financial aid or subsidies. The communication component is essential – it is necessary to explain to people what is happening, what the consequences will be, and why it is crucial not only to work but also to spend.

Environment. At a meeting of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan Strelets, emphasized that Ukraine will initiate the creation of a Global Platform for the development of international methods for assessing environmental damage from military actions [10] and crimes (fig. 3).

According to preliminary estimates of the Ministry, the assessment of damage to the environment of Ukraine as a result of the war has already exceeded 36 billion euros.

E.U. support in preparing Ukrainian nature protection projects is currently important for Ukraine. Before the war, Ukraine had significant ancient forests, which have been left untouched by human impact, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature [11]. Since the invasion, Russian military activity has damaged 900 protected natural areas, according to an O.E.C.D. report [12] issued in July, and an estimated 1.2 million hectares, or about 30 percent of all protected areas of Ukraine.

In 2021, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine accounted for a quarter of the world’s timber trade. Due to the war and sanctions against Russia, other timber-producing countries and exporters have redoubled efforts to fill the deficit by relaxing environmental protection measures. The Financial Times [13] says that soon after the February invasion, Kyiv revoked a decree banning the felling of trees in forests in the spring and early summer to help raise money for the war. Environmental groups fear the decision could lead to large-scale losses in areas where illegal logging and unmanaged forests are already common. Deforestation, pollution, and destruction of reserves will have long-term consequences at the global level and will affect climate change and environmental quality, not only in Ukraine.

Environmental impacts such as littering of the territory with military and domestic debris and pollution from accidents caused by hostilities [14] will have long-term consequences.

Poisoned soils and underground and surface water will have long-term effects on the environment, population, and production, which cannot be quickly and easily eliminated.

All this will affect the population’s health (this impact is difficult to assess due to the remoteness of the consequences and the cumulative effect of many factors) and economic development (including the inability to comply with environmental and technical standards for production). The impossibility of supplying quality products to international markets will provoke shortages and rising prices.

The socio-cultural component is also broad and challenging to assess. For example, how to assess the significance of the destruction of Maria Prymachenko’s paintings for the world community [15].

Destruction and damage to cultural heritage cannot be evaluated exclusively in monetary terms, and these are losses not only for one country.

Ukrainian artists [16] die at the front, and the tradition of destroying Ukrainian culture started by the Soviet Union [17] continues in the 21st century.

Ukraine is suffering heavy civilian and military casualties, which are increasing daily. In addition, for six months after the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the Ukraine refugee situation remains one of the most significant forced displacement crises in the world today. As of mid-September, over 7 million people – 90 percent of women and children – have fled into neighboring countries, with many continuing their journey onwards to other destinations.[18]

The average portrait of a refugee is a woman 30-45 years old with a child who has a higher education and was working before the full-scale invasion [19] (Fig.4). If at the beginning of 2022, according to official data, the population of Ukraine was 41.1 million people [20], then 17% of the population left.

Migrants will integrate into the labor market in different countries, and children will go to school, creating a demand for educational services. At the same time, Ukraine is losing not only qualified workers but also potential apprentices and students.

Figure 4. Refugee profile

How much the gender-age composition of the population will change is currently difficult to predict. Still, it is clear that under the conditions of a low birth rate until 2022 and a significant number of children and young people who have moved abroad, the population will age and lose part of its potential for development.

The existing education system is also a deepening problem because it will not reflect the need for specialties and specialists to reconstruct the country. Ukraine will need plasterers, builders, electricians, etc., and it is necessary to prepare for this now because training specialists takes time.

The education system must react proactively. The availability of high-quality education – preschool, school, professional, and higher education in Ukraine – is a potent tool for the return of Ukrainians home and a foundation for development.

War always brings poverty, which affects all spheres of socio-economic life. It is predicted that in 2022 the poverty level ($5.5 per capita per day) will increase tenfold and reach 21% [21]. The poverty level will be even higher in war-torn regions. The increase in poverty is caused by the considerable loss of human lives and livelihoods. The projected growth in poverty is expected to be much higher if existing financing gaps are not closed through increased external financing.

In conclusion, we note that this is only a short list of problems facing Ukraine and the world, which illustrates several problems in assessing the situation:

  • Identification and monetary evaluation of consequences (the latter requires more detailed methods approved by law and accepted at the international level).
    • Skills and possibilities of documentation of events and damages and losses. In Ukraine, the website “Russia will pay” [4] was launched, which will collect data on the damage caused by the Russian army to citizens and the state. The Ukrainian government needs these data to assess the losses suffered by the state and citizens of Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression and the formation of lawsuits against Russia in international courts for compensation for these losses, the official website of the project says.
    • Establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between events and determining consequences remote in space and time.
    • Realizing that not all consequences can be assessed in detail and losses to the global community can be determined

It is clear that Russia’s war against Ukraine is not limited to the losses of only these parties but will affect the whole world in different ways.


  1. Damages and losses (2022) Law insider – https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/war-damage access 07.10.2022
  2. Мінекономіки та Фонд держмайна разробили методику визначення збитків, завданих підприємствам внаслідок агресії РФ (2022)  Урядовий портал -https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/fond-derzhmaina-ta-minekonomiky-rozrobyly-metodyku-vyznachennia-zbytkiv-pidpryiemstv-vid-ahresii-rf 8   access 07.10.2022
  3. Збитки України від війни (2022) UkrInform https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-economy/3568776-zbitki-ukraini-vid-vijni-narazi-stanovlat-ponad-340-milardiv-smigal.html access 07.10.2022
  4. Russia will pay (2022) Portal – https://damaged.in.ua/ access 07.10.2022
  5. Проект Закону про компенсацію №. 7198 (24.03.2022) Верховна Рада України, Портал – https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/39283 access 07.10.2022
  6. Can Ukraine’s grain deal ease the global food crisis? (08.09.2022) Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obstacles-overcome-before-ukraine-grain-deal-eases-global-food-crisis-2022-08-09/ access 07.10.2022
  7. Poultry Meet (2022) AgryDashboars – https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-10/poultry-meat-dashboard_en.pdf access 07.10.2022
  8. Russia destroys Ukraine’s poultry industry (2022) PoultryWorld Portal – https://www.poultryworld.net/the-industrymarkets/market-trends-analysis-the-industrymarkets-2/russia-destroys-ukraines-poultry-industry/ access 07.10.2022
  9. NBU August 2022 Inflation Update (10.09.2022)  National Bank of Ukraine. Portal- https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/komentar-natsionalnogo-banku-schodo-rivnya-inflyatsiyi-v-serpni-2022-roku access 07.10.2022
  10. News (4.10.2022) Ministry of Ecology and National Resources – https://mepr.gov.ua/news/39937.html access 07.10.2022
  11. Over 20,000 Hectares of the Oldest Ukrainian Forests are set to Become Natural Monuments (2020) W.W.F. Portal –  https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?358973/Ukraine-OGF-Natural-Monuments access 07.10.2022
  12. Environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine and prospects for a green reconstruction (2022) O.E.C.D. – https://www.oecd.org/ukraine-hub/policy-responses/environmental-impacts-of-the-war-in-ukraine-and-prospects-for-a-green-reconstruction-9e86d691/ access 07.10.2022
  13. Thomas L. Friedman (September 27, 2022) Putin’s War Is a Crime Against the Planet – NYT – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/opinion/ukraine-war-environment.html access 07.10.2022
  14. Ukraine war: Chemical plant hit as fighting rages in Severodonetsk (2022) B.B.C. News – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61773356 access 07.10.2022
  15. Paintings by Maria Prymachenko Burn as Ukrainian History Museum Weathers Destruction (2022) ArtNews- https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/maria-prymachenko-paintings-ivankiv-museum-destroyed-1234620348/ access 07.10.2022
  16. Ukrainian poet killed on front lines (2022) KyivIndependent – https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ukrainian-poet-killed-on-front-lines access 07.10.2022
  17. The Memorial – http://memorial.kiev.ua/expo/eng/dates.html access 07.10.2022
  18. Operational data portal Ukraine refugee situation (2022) The U.N. Refugee Agency – https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine access 07.10.2022
  19. Ukraine Situation: Recalibration – Regional Refugee Response Plan – March-December (2022) The U.N. Refugee Agency – https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/95965 access 07.10.2022
  20. Ukrainian Statistic Agency – https://ukrstat.gov.ua/ access 07.10.2022
  21. Ukraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (2022) World Bank- https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099445209072239810/p17884304837910630b9c6040ac12428d5c access 07.10.2022

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Prof. Liubov V. Zharova Prof. Liubov V. Zharova. Professor at Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno - Humanistyczna (Poland), Dr. Sci (Economics), Associated prof. and Head of International Economic Relations, Business and Management Department at the Ukrainian-American Concordia University (Kyiv).
Program Europa tworzą:

Marcin Chruściel

Dyrektor programu. Absolwent studiów doktoranckich z zakresu nauk o polityce na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim, magister stosunków międzynarodowych i europeistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Prezes Zarządu Instytutu Nowej Europy.

dr Artur Bartoszewicz

Przewodniczący Rady Programowej Instytutu Nowej Europy. Doktor nauk ekonomicznych Szkoły Głównej Handlowej. Ekspert w dziedzinie polityki publicznej, w tym m. in. strategii państwa i gospodarki.

Michał Banasiak

Specjalizuje się w relacjach sportu i polityki. Autor analiz, komentarzy i wywiadów z zakresu dyplomacji sportowej i polityki międzynarodowej. Były dziennikarz Polsat News i wysłannik redakcji zagranicznej Telewizji Polskiej.

Maciej Pawłowski

Ekspert ds. migracji, gospodarki i polityki państw basenu Morza Śródziemnego. W latach 2018-2020 Analityk PISM ds. Południowej Europy. Autor publikacji w polskiej i zagranicznej prasie na temat Hiszpanii, Włoch, Grecji, Egiptu i państw Magrebu. Od września 2020 r. mieszka w północnej Afryce (Egipt, Algieria).

Jędrzej Błaszczak

Absolwent studiów prawniczych Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Jego zainteresowania badawcze koncentrują się na Inicjatywie Trójmorza i polityce w Bułgarii. Doświadczenie zdobywał w European Foundation of Human Rights w Wilnie, Center for the Study of Democracy w Sofii i polskich placówkach dyplomatycznych w Teheranie i Tbilisi.

Program Bezpieczeństwo tworzą:

dr Aleksander Olech

Dyrektor programu. Wykładowca na Baltic Defence College, absolwent Europejskiej Akademii Dyplomacji oraz Akademii Sztuki Wojennej. Jego główne zainteresowania badawcze to terroryzm, bezpieczeństwo w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej oraz rola NATO i UE w środowisku zagrożeń hybrydowych.

dr Agnieszka Rogozińska

Członek Rady Programowej Instytutu Nowej Europy. Doktor nauk społecznych w dyscyplinie nauki o polityce. Zainteresowania badawcze koncentruje na problematyce bezpieczeństwa euroatlantyckiego, instytucjonalnym wymiarze bezpieczeństwa i współczesnych zagrożeniach.

Aleksy Borówka

Doktorant na Wydziale Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Przewodniczący Krajowej Reprezentacji Doktorantów w kadencji 2020. Autor kilkunastu prac naukowych, poświęconych naukom o bezpieczeństwie, naukom o polityce i administracji oraz stosunkom międzynarodowym. Laureat I, II oraz III Międzynarodowej Olimpiady Geopolitycznej.

Karolina Siekierka

Absolwentka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego na kierunku stosunki międzynarodowe, specjalizacji Bezpieczeństwo i Studia Strategiczne. Jej zainteresowania badawcze obejmują politykę zagraniczną i wewnętrzną Francji, prawa człowieka oraz konflikty zbrojne.

Stanisław Waszczykowski

Podoficer rezerwy, student studiów magisterskich na kierunku Bezpieczeństwo Międzynarodowe i Dyplomacja na Akademii Sztuki Wojennej, były praktykant w BBN. Jego zainteresowania badawcze obejmują m.in. operacje pokojowe ONZ oraz bezpieczeństwo Ukrainy.

Leon Pińczak

Student studiów drugiego stopnia na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim na kierunku stosunki międzynarodowe. Dziennikarz polskojęzycznej redakcji Biełsatu. Zawodowo zajmuje się obszarem postsowieckim, rosyjską polityką wewnętrzną i doktrynami FR. Biegle włada językiem rosyjskim.

Program Indo-Pacyfik tworzą:

Łukasz Kobierski

Dyrektor programu. Współzałożyciel INE oraz prezes zarządu w latach 2019-2021. Stypendysta szkoleń z zakresu bezpieczeństwa na Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security w Waszyngtonie, ekspert od stosunków międzynarodowych. Absolwent Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. Wiceprezes Zarządu INE.

dr Joanna Siekiera

Prawnik międzynarodowy, doktor nauk społecznych, adiunkt na Wydziale Prawa Uniwersytetu w Bergen w Norwegii. Była stypendystką rządu Nowej Zelandii na Uniwersytecie Victorii w Wellington, niemieckiego Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, a także francuskiego Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques.

Paweł Paszak

Absolwent stosunków międzynarodowych (spec. Wschodnioazjatycka) na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim oraz stypendysta University of Kent (W. Brytania) i Hainan University (ChRL). Doktorant UW i Akademii Sztuki Wojennej. Jego zainteresowania badawcze obejmują politykę zagraniczną ChRL oraz strategiczną rywalizację Chiny-USA.

Jakub Graca

Magister stosunków międzynarodowych na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim; studiował także filologię orientalną (specjalność: arabistyka). Analityk Centrum Inicjatyw Międzynarodowych (Warszawa) oraz Instytutu Nowej Europy. Zainteresowania badawcze: Stany Zjednoczone (z naciskiem na politykę zagraniczną), relacje transatlantyckie.

Patryk Szczotka

Absolwent filologii dalekowschodniej ze specjalnością chińską na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim oraz student kierunku double degree China and International Relations na Aalborg University oraz University of International Relations (国际关系学院) w Pekinie. Jego zainteresowania naukowe to relacje polityczne i gospodarcze UE-ChRL oraz dyplomacja.

The programme's team:

Marcin Chruściel

Programme director. Graduate of PhD studies in Political Science at the University of Wroclaw and Master studies in International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. President of the Management Board at the Institute of New Europe.

PhD Artur Bartoszewicz

Chairman of the Institute's Programme Board. Doctor of Economic Sciences at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Expert in the field of public policy, including state and economic strategies. Expert at the National Centre for Research and Development and the Digital Poland Projects Centre.

Michał Banasiak

He specializes in relationship of sports and politics. Author of analysis, comments and interviews in the field of sports diplomacy and international politics. Former Polsat News and Polish Television’s foreign desk journalist.

Maciej Pawłowski

Expert on migration, economics and politics of Mediterranean countries. In the period of 2018-2020 PISM Analyst on Southern Europe. Author of various articles in Polish and foreign press about Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt and Maghreb countries. Since September 2020 lives in North Africa (Egypt, Algeria).

Jędrzej Błaszczak

Graduate of Law at the University of Silesia. His research interests focus on the Three Seas Initiative and politics in Bulgaria. He acquired experience at the European Foundation of Human Rights in Vilnius, the Center for the Study of Democracy in Sofia, and in Polish embassies in Tehran and Tbilisi.

PhD Aleksander Olech

Programme director. Visiting lecturer at the Baltic Defence College, graduate of the European Academy of Diplomacy and War Studies University. His main research interests include terrorism, international cooperation for security in Eastern Europe and the role of NATO and the EU with regard to hybrid threats.

PhD Agnieszka Rogozińska

Member of the Institute's Programme Board. Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of Political Science. Editorial secretary of the academic journals "Politics & Security" and "Independence: journal devoted to Poland's recent history". Her research interests focus on security issues.

Aleksy Borówka

PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Wroclaw, the President of the Polish National Associations of PhD Candidates in 2020. The author of dozen of scientific papers, concerning security studies, political science, administration, international relations. Laureate of the I, II and III International Geopolitical Olympiad.

Karolina Siekierka

Graduate of International Relations specializing in Security and Strategic Studies at University of Warsaw. Erasmus student at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) and the Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris (Sciences Po Paris). Her research areas include human rights, climate change and armed conflicts.

Stanisław Waszczykowski

Reserve non-commissioned officer. Master's degree student in International Security and Diplomacy at the War Studies University in Warsaw, former trainee at the National Security Bureau. His research interests include issues related to UN peacekeeping operations and the security of Ukraine.

Leon Pińczak

A second-degree student at the University of Warsaw, majoring in international relations. A journalist of the Polish language edition of Belsat. Interested in the post-Soviet area, with a particular focus on Russian internal politics and Russian doctrines - foreign, defense and information-cybernetic.

Łukasz Kobierski

Programme director. Deputy President of the Management Board. Scholarship holder at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington and an expert in the field of international relations. Graduate of the University of Warsaw and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

PhD Joanna Siekiera

International lawyer, Doctor of social sciences, postdoctor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway. She was a scholarship holder of the New Zealand government at the Victoria University of Wellington, Institute of Cultural Diplomacy in Germany, Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques in France.

Paweł Paszak

Graduate of International Relations (specialisation in East Asian Studies) from the University of Warsaw and scholarship holder at the University of Kent (UK) and Hainan University (China). PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw and the War Studies University. His research areas include the foreign policy of China and the strategic rivalry between China and the US in the Indo-Pacific.

Jakub Graca

Master of International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He also studied Arabic therein. An analyst at the Center for International Initiatives (Warsaw) and the Institute of New Europe. Research interests: United States (mainly foreign policy), transatlantic relations.

Patryk Szczotka

A graduate of Far Eastern Philology with a specialization in China Studies at the University of Wroclaw and a student of a double degree “China and International Relations” at Aalborg University and University of International Relations (国际关系学院) in Beijing. His research interests include EU-China political and economic relations, as well as diplomacy.

Three Seas Think Tanks Hub is a platform of cooperation among different think tanks based in 3SI member countries. Their common goal is to strengthen public debate and understanding of the Three Seas region seen from the political, economic and security perspective. The project aims at exchanging ideas, research and publications on the region’s potential and challenges.

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The Baltic Security Foundation (Latvia)

The BSF promotes the security and defense of the Baltic Sea region. It gathers security experts from the region and beyond, provides a platform for discussion and research, promotes solutions that lead to stronger regional security in the military and other areas.

The Institute for Politics and Society (Czech Republic)

The Institute analyses important economic, political, and social areas that affect today’s society. The mission of the Institute is to cultivate the Czech political and public sphere through professional and open discussion.

Nézöpont Institute (Hungary)

The Institute aims at improving Hungarian public life and public discourse by providing real data, facts and opinions based on those. Its primary focus points are Hungarian youth, media policy and Central European cooperation.

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (Austria)

The wiiw is one of the principal centres for research on Central, East and Southeast Europe with 50 years of experience. Over the years, the Institute has broadened its expertise, increasing its regional coverage – to European integration, the countries of Wider Europe and selected issues of the global economy.

The International Institute for Peace (Austria)

The Institute strives to address the most topical issues of the day and promote dialogue, public engagement, and a common understanding to ensure a holistic approach to conflict resolution and a durable peace. The IIP functions as a platform to promote peace and non-violent conflict resolution across the world.

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (Bulgaria)

The IRIS initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics at the national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect for law and assists the process of deepening Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU.

The European Institute of Romania

EIR is a public institution whose mission is to provide expertise in the field of European Affairs to the public administration, the business community, the social partners and the civil society. EIR’s activity is focused on four key domains: research, training, communication, translation of the EHRC case-law.

The Institute of New Europe (Poland)

The Institute is an advisory and analytical non-governmental organisation active in the fields of international politics, international security and economics. The Institute supports policy-makers by providing them with expert opinions, as well as creating a platform for academics, publicists, and commentators to exchange ideas.

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