Handbook on the geopolitics of sustainability

Björn-Ola Linnér; Therese Bennich; Henrik Carlsen; William Babis; Karina Barquet; Katherine Browne; Adis Dzebo; Emily Ghosh; Johanna Hedlund; Somya Joshi; Aaron Maltais; Anisha Nazareth

doi:10.4337/9781035342549

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Handbook on the geopolitics of sustainability

Other publication / This handbook examines the complex and evolving intersection between geopolitics and sustainability.

27 March 2026 / About Climate policy and Geopolitics

Wind turbines on land and offshore in a storm

Navigating the winds of change: strategic foresight and the power of weak signals

Journal article / Strategic foresight uses weak signals to anticipate disruption, reveal systemic risks, and strengthen resilience in an uncertain world.

27 March 2026 / About Climate policy, Geopolitics and Public policy

Night cityscape of the big city. Awesome bright, multi colored light in thick fog at empty streets. Apartment buildings in bedroom community, commuter town area.

Europe’s green transition is now a matter of energy security

Perspective / The war in Ukraine shows that to build resilience, European energy systems must embed local renewables, writes SEI Tallinn Expert Erika Tšerkašina.

26 March 2026 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Renewables

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Boosting resilience and sustainability through regional cooperation

Past event / This event brought together EU institutions, member states, and regional stakeholders from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkans countries.

18 March 2026 / About Geopolitics and Public policy

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Three key trends in geopolitics of sustainability

Perspective / This perspective explores three key trends that became increasingly prominent over the course of the Mistra Geopolitics programme, running 2017-2025.

26 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Geopolitics and Innovation

Aerial view of Monterrey, Mexico, featuring a wide sprawl of buildings in the foreground and mountains on the horizon under a lightly clouded blue sky

Geographic SDG spillovers: how state-level policies influence the metropolitan level in Monterrey

SEI brief / This brief demonstrates the SDG Synergies tool's new geographic spillovers feature by comparing metropolitan and state climate policies in Monterrey, Mexico.

11 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A black silhouette of a submarine breaches the water at center of the image, with green and blue northern lights swirling above and reflected in the water surface below.

The Nordic region: a geopolitical and environmental hotspot

Perspective / Geopolitics and sustainability are boiling up together, and one of the world's most calm and stable regions, the Nordics, will be a hotspot.

27 January 2026 / About Climate policy and Geopolitics

The uphill battle of climate action: why multilateralism still matters

Perspective / Chloe Pottinger-Glass makes the case for the value of global cooperation and coordination on climate change.

11 December 2025 / About Mitigation

Flags on flagpoles blow in the wind, standing in front of a curved building with windows and columns.

Navigating EU enlargement: key factors influencing EU decision-makers in the accession process

SEI report / Insights into the complex dynamics of EU accession decisions are presented for policymakers, stakeholders and researchers working on the enlargement process.

2 December 2025 / About Geopolitics