Stern Reports on Ukraine

Stern has supported Ukraine since 2022 by commissioning and publishing expert reports on reconstruction and reform.

Can veterans determine the success of Ukraine’s postwar transition?

Stefan Kawalec and Remigiusz Fałkowski argue that Ukraine can create an economy genuinely open to competition by establishing programmes and institutions to help wartime military and territorial defence leaders find a place for their talents in postwar civilian life. Published February 2026.

How can we speed up Ukraine’s integration with Europe?

Stefan Kawalec and Remigiusz Fałkowski urge the EU to change its rules to allow Ukraine to apply simultaneously for EU and EEA membership. Ukraine would take steps to join the EEA as quickly as possible while emphasising EU membership as its ultimate goal. Published October 2025.

How to reform Ukraine in wartime

Piotr Arak explores how the international community can help Ukraine reform and begin civil reconstruction through anti-corruption measures, substantial international funding, Ukrainian participation in reconstruction planning, and routes to OECD and EEA/EFTA membership. Published August 2022

Ukrainian economic scenarios and Poland

Stefan Kawalec lays out political and military pathways to rapid economic growth for postwar Ukraine and their consequences for Poland. The most optimistic projection sees a threefold increase in GDP within twenty-five years of a truce or Ukrainian victory. Published July 2022.