geopolitics Archives

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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

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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

Quiet power: how security interests shape offshore wind and marine spatial planning in Sweden

Journal article / This paper investigates how security discourses, actors and tools shape offshore wind development and marine governance in Sweden.

25 November 2025 / About Energy access, Geopolitics and Planning and modelling

International SDG-model applied to Sweden by Mistra Geopolitics

Feature / The iSD-model – used by 40 countries worldwide – has been adapted for Sweden by Mistra Geopolitics with the aim to support decision-makers.

2 October 2025 / About Geopolitics, Innovation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

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SEI at Climate Week NYC 2025

Past event / SEI joins Climate Week NYC 2025 to highlight global leadership and finance solutions for accelerating the transition to net zero industry.

21 September 2025 / About Climate policy

Production Gap Report 2025 launch event

Past event / The 2025 Production Gap Report online launch event will take place 22 September 2025.

22 September 2025 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Public policy