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Sweden’s renown for innovation and producing major startup companies is the envy of the rest of the continent. So what is the secret to their success? And what lessons could the rest of Europe learn about investment and financial education?

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EU vs US startup data
https://geekway.substack.com/p/us-v-eu-in-tech-a-tale-of-two-gaps

Sweden startup data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/sweden-s-silicon-valhalla-battles-us-pull-on-rising-startups
https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/why-sweden-has-so-many-unicorns?hide_intro_popup=true
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/sweden-startups/541413/

Sweden innovation stats
https://smartcitysweden.com/sweden-a-nation-of-innovation/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-17/innovation-for-growth-in-sweden-and-for-us-national-defense

Sweden education stats
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/sweden-startups/541413/

Sweden capital markets data
https://www.ft.com/content/8585026e-5609-4417-b540-03b2f85d8652?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/edc1bba0-25ca-4148-96f6-d67e30f11a2e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/stockholm-s-bumper-year-for-ipos-sets-a-high-bar-for-2026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-03/sweden-s-capital-stockholm-is-becoming-europe-s-hottest-market-for-ipos
https://fondbolagen.se/globalassets/regelverk/remissyttranden/2025/fund-savings-in-sweden-and-europe.pdf
https://fondbolagen.se/globalassets/faktaindex/studier-o-undersokningar/isk/isk-rapport-okt-2024_eng.pdf

EU saying it sees Sweden as a model
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/the-eu-sees-sweden-as-a-model-as-it-looks-to-encourage-investors

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Spiking energy prices have once again sparked discussion of European energy independence, with nuclear energy at the forefront of conversations. So in this video we’ll discuss Europe’s long history with nuclear power and why the EU is trying to revive it.

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Will Europe revive nuclear power?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8k8vq8gno
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/europe-nuclear-power-drive-200m-smr-funding-initiative

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In this video we’re going to explain why young Europeans, in the last year or so, have shifted further to the left.

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In the past couple of days, NATO has plunged into another crisis after Trump lashed out at their members for apparently not doing enough with the war in Iran. In this video, we’re taking a look at whether this might actually mark the end for NATO.

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Russia’s rate of advance in Ukraine has been declining and is now at historically low levels in the fifth year of this conflict. With things unlikely to change, we take a look at why things are looking better for Ukraine and what’s driving this change.

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ISW Analysis (23 March 2026)
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-23-2026/

CSIS Analysis (27 January 2026)
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine 

Starlink blocks satellite access to Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q3ndj7052o 
https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-spacex-starlink-offensive-slowing/ 
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russian-forces-in-ukraine-scramble-to-overcome-musks-starlink-restrictions 
https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2026/02/russia-starlink-telegram-shutdown 

News articles
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-battles-brutal-russian-offensive-iran-war-focus-rcna265068
https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-296-700-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l0k4389g2o

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