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Last week 27 ambitious senior leaders in the Nordic defense and security sector started their 14-month long SSE Nordic Defense MBA. 

More than $1 trillion in private capital has left Russia since Putin became president the first time and a growing share is becoming harder to trace. A new policy brief by Torbjörn Becker shows how sanctions, frozen assets and weaker financial transparency are reshaping Russian money flows.

On November 10, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics will bring together journalists, researchers and financial experts to examine how cryptocurrency is used in illicit finance and how institutions can respond.

We are glad to announce that Ranjula Bali Swain and Susanne Sweet have been granted  4.8 million SEK in funding from Vinnova for their research project: " OFFTAKE – Requirements and commitments for scaling circular textile solutions”, together with research partners Cradlenet, Bencha International, Kappahl, RecoMended and Rewin Textiles.

On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, Anna Baturevich successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Platform Design Under Constraint: The Case of Digital Healthcare.” The defense took place in the Lecture Hall at the House of Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics. 

How can the Nordic-Baltic countries use their economic strengths to shape the region’s future? The fifth panel at Nordic Security and Competitiveness Day will examine where closer cooperation could improve competitiveness and give the region greater influence over the decisions that affect its security.