Personal profile
Research areas
Izabela Surwillo’s research focuses on energy security and energy governance in the Baltic Sea Region and Central and Eastern Europe.
Current research
Izabela Surwillo’s current work examines the challenges of energy governance in Ukraine, alongside broader political and economic dynamics shaping the green transition in Central and Eastern Europe.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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North-eastern flank: Militarisation of the Baltic frontier
Slakaityte, V. & Surwillo, I., 14 May 2025, Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 74 p. (DIIS Report; No. 04, Vol. 2025).Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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Northern Horizon: Strengthening Security in the Baltic Sea Region
Surwillo, I. & Slakaityte, V., 14 May 2025, Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 70 p. (DIIS Report; No. 05, Vol. 2025).Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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Energy Independence in the Polish Context
Surwillo, I., Apr 2026, The Ties That Bind: Energy Connectivity in the Age of Geopolitical Turbulence. International Centre for Defence and SecurityResearch output: Contribution to Book, Anthology, Report › Report Chapter › Research
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Baltic States’ synchronization with the continental grid: The last step towards energy independence?
Slakaityte, V. & Surwillo, I., 6 Feb 2025, Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 4 p. (DIIS Policy Brief).Research output: Working Paper, Paper, Policy Brief, Brief, Impact › Policy Briefs, Briefs and Impacts › Research
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Danmark lever stadig i fredstid, når det kommer til civilt beredskab
Surwillo, I. & Slakaityte, V., 1 Jun 2025, In: Berlingske Tidende.Research output: Articles: Journal and Newspaper › Newspaper - Comment, Debate
Activities
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Strengthening ties: Danish–Ukrainian trade and investment relations
Surwillo, I. (Chair)
26 May 2026Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
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Policy Dialogue on Ukraine’s Economic Resilience and the Russia Sanctions Regime
Surwillo, I. (Organizer)
20 May 2026Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
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Experience from the East: What we can learn from Eastern Europe about energy security
Surwillo, I. (Speaker)
12 May 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Presentation/Speaker at conference, seminar, workshop etc.
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Sovereign, Interconnected, Sustainable? Comparing German and Polish Approaches to Resilience in Offshore Wind Development
Surwillo, I. (Speaker) & Schwab, J. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Presentation/Speaker at conference, seminar, workshop etc.
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Reimagining energy futures, designing techno-political orders: Germany and Poland at the crossroads of energy transition
Surwillo, I. (PI) & Schwab, J. (CoI)
01/07/2025 → …
Project: Research
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DIIS Tech Group
Fejerskov, A. M. (CoPI), Berling, T. V. (CoPI), Lang, J. (CoPI), van Munster, R. (CoPI), Lund Petersen, K. (CoPI), Henriksen, S. (CoPI), Seddig, S. (CoPI), Kleist, N. (CoPI), Kolling, M. (CoPI), Clausen, M.-L. (CoPI), Schouten, P. (CoPI), Schott, R. M. (CoPI), Patey, L. (CoPI), Malmvig, H. (CoPI), Surwillo, I. (CoPI) & Norman, J. (CoPI)
01/06/2021 → 01/06/2024
Project: Research
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SECURITECH: Energy Infrastructure and the displacement of security authority in the Baltic Sea region
Berling, T. V. (PI), Surwillo, I. (CoI) & Slakaityte, V. (CoI)
01/06/2020 → 28/06/2024
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Ungdommens oprustning
Surwillo, I. & Slakaityte, V.
17/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forsker: Valget i Polen splitter landet i to. Det kan blive en hovedpine for Danmark og EU
05/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Danmark lever stadig i fredstid, når det kommer til civilt beredskab
01/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Der er flere oplagte grunde til, at et nedslidt atomkraftværk i Ukraine er kommet på bordet i fredsprocessen
20/03/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media