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Mon 21.5.2012
at 16:30-18:30
Northern Europe and the Arab Spring: Normative Leaders or Opportunistic Bystanders?
Speakers:
Timo Behr, Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Magnus Norell, Researcher, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Patrycja Sasnal, Researcher, Polish Institute of International Affairs
In Brussels
Thu 26.4.2012
at 09:30-11:30
European Counter terrorism and the revival of “old” extremisms
Opening remarks: Teija Tiilikainen (Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
Speakers:
Astrid Bötticher (University of Hamburg)
Helene Lööw (Uppsala University)
Olivier Luyckx (EU Commission Head of Crisis Management and the Fight against Terrorism)
Marieke de Goede (University of Amsterdam)
Comments: Leena Malkki (University of Helsinki)
Chair: Teemu Sinkkonen (the Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Mon 23.4.2012
at 13:30-15:00
Between Alliances and Partnerships
Speaker: Associate Professor Philomena Murray, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

Opening: Dr Mikael Mattlin, Researcher, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Comments:
Dr Bart Gaens, Researcher, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Mr Jyrki Kallio, Researcher, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Fri 20.4.2012
at 14:00-17:00
Changing Climate of Arctic Governance - a Finnish and Chinese Perspective
Speakers:
Ms Johanna Ikävalko, Head of Marine Research, the Finnish Meteorogical Institute
Dr Zhang Pei, Deputy Director, Shanghai Institute for International Studies
Dr Cheng Baozhi, Research Fellow, Shanghai Institute for International Studies
Comments: Dr Jyrki Kallio, researcher, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Chair: Dr Mika Aaltola, Programme Director, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Tue 10.4.2012
at 16:00-17:30
Power Struggle Over Afghanistan
Speaker:
Ambassador Kai Eide, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Chair:
Dr. Mikael Wigell, Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Auditorium of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Fri 16.3.2012
at 09:00-10:30
The Middle East’s Geopolitical Chessboard: Israel’s Perspective
Speaker: Dr Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa
Comments:
Captain Teemu Saressalo, National Defence University of Finland
Dr Timo Behr, Researcher, the European Union Research Programme, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Chair: Ms Eija Rotinen, Visiting Researcher, the Global Security Research Programme, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Thu 15.3.2012
at 09:00-18:00
Symposium: POLITICAL THEATERS OF SUFFERING
POLITICAL THEATERS OF SUFFERING:
Humanitarian Politics and Representation of Distant Suffering
To be held in Helsinki, at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
15 March, 2012 at 09:00-18:00
Keynote Speakers include:
Professor Lilie Chouliaraki, The London School of Economics
Professor Julian Reid, University of Lapland
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Mon 5.3.2012
at 15:30-17:00
The Power of Talk
Speaker: I. William Zartman, the Jacob Blaustein Distinguished Professor Emeritus, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
The Auditorium of the Finnish institute of International Affairs
Mon 5.3.2012
at 09:00-12:00
Global Networks of Mediation
William Zartman, Professor Emeritus, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Kimmo Kiljunen, Special Representative of Foreign Minister for Regional Peace-Mediation Tasks
Antti Pentikäinen, Executive Director of Finn Church Aid
Mika Aaltola, Programme Director of the Research Programme on Global Security, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Tuija Talvitie, Executive Director, Crisis Management Initiative
Andrew Marshall, Senior Advisor on Mediation, Crisis Management Initiative
Heli Kanerva, Special Representative for Mediation and UN Resolution 1325, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Parliament Annex Auditorium (Pikkuparlamentti)
Mon 30.1.2012
at 13:00-15:00
The Return to Rio
Speaker: Tapio Kanninen, Co-Director of the Sustainable Global Governance Project and Senior Fellow, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies in the City University of New York

Comments: Janne Hukkinen, Professor, University of Helsinki,
Jouni Nissinen, Head of environmental protection, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Chair: Antto Vihma, Research Fellow, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
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