News

FIIA research fellows Markus Holmgren and Maria Lindén have been awarded grants by the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation....

The third annual Helsinki Security Forum 2024 will take place this week on 27–29 September, bringing together over 60 high-level speakers from around the world to discuss some of the most pressing......

FIIA’s Postdoctoral Fellow Jens Hillebrand Pohl has successfully defended his doctoral thesis on Thursday 19.9.2024 at Maastricht University, Faculty of Law. Pohl wrote his dissertation on foreign......

Are you a young professional interested in foreign and security policy? Would you be interested in taking part in Helsinki Security Forum (HSF), a flagship event of foreign and security policy in......

Professor Hiski Haukkala, appointed as the new Director of Finnish Institute of International Affairs will begin his term as the Director of the Institute on 1 November 2024....

In its meeting on 19 August 2024, the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs has unanimously appointed Professor Hiski Haukkala as the Director of FIIA. The five-year term of......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is announcing an opportunity for university students to get involved in the REWEU project led by the EUROPEUM Institute in Prague in cooperation......

The Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs has appointed Programme Director Katja Creutz as Acting Deputy Director of FIIA from 15 July onward....

The NATO Summit of 2024 is held in Washington D.C. on 9–11 July. The key topics on the Summit's agenda are NATO's deterrence and defence, assistance to Ukraine and NATO's partnerships. FIIA’s......

The Parliament has on 19 June, 2024 appointed Vilhelm Junnila as a member to the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Junnila is Member of Parliament and replaces Member of......

The Center on US Politics and Power and Politics (CUSPP) of the Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) has received €225,000 in follow-up funding for a research project called The US at a turning......

Mika Aaltola was elected to become a Member of the European Parliament on the European Parliament election. Aaltola submitted a notice of resignation to the FIIA Board and his last working day at FIIA......

President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb will host the Kultaranta Talks on 13–14 June 2024 at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The discussions will focus on resetting Europe in the......

The National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA) and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) have launched a joint research project that examines the impact of geoeconomic risks on the......

The third annual Helsinki Security Forum (HSF) will be held on 27–29 September 2024. This year’s conference is titled Towards a Total Defence of Europe – From Apathy to Action?Helsinki Security......

In its meeting on 27 May, 2024, the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) selected five candidates for the next phase of recruitment for the Director position: Mika Aaltola,......

FIIA’s Senior Research Fellow Manuel Müller, who is also editor of the blog Der (europäische) Föderalist, has taken part in a project to create an interactive "voting aid application" called the......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is seeking a director for a term of five years starting from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2029. The application period began on 9 April 2024 and......

The Finnish National Coalition Party has appointed Mika Aaltola, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, as a candidate in the 2024 European Parliament elections....

FIIA's Research Fellow Helmi Räisänen has earned her doctorate of social sciences from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Helsinki. The dissertation of Räisänen focuses on......

The annual FIIA Forum is held on Wednesday 20 March, 2024 under the theme “The European Union in a year of change”....

In its meeting on 5 February 2024, the FIIA Board elected Ambassador of Klaus Korhonen (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) as the Chair of the FIIA Board....

After concluding his campaign for the presidential elections, Mika Aaltola has returned from his leave of absence on 29 January 2024 and resumed his position as the Director of FIIA. Mikael Mattlin,......

The Parliament has on 18 December 2023 appointed Ambassador Klaus Korhonen and State Secretary for EU Affairs Jari Luoto as members to the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. The......

The Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) strongly condemns all forms of harassment, threats, and intimidation directed at researchers....

FIIA’s Acting Director Samu Paukkunen will take a one-year leave of absence beginning of December 2023. Mr. Paukkunen takes up a new post at the NATO International Secretariat in Brussels as Head of......

Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) strongly condemns harassment and threatening of researchers in social media. FIIA does not tolerate derogatory or unlawful content and commentary....

The members of the Advisory Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs for 2023-2027 have been appointed by the Chancellery Commission of the Parliament. Pekka Toveri was elected Chairman......

Helsinki Security Forum invites international decision-makers and security policy experts to Finland this week. The three-day conference offers a wide range of discussions both for high-level guests......

As part of the RADAR project, FIIA organises an event that aims to train the participants in recognising and fighting disinformation, and is now looking for participants of the age 18-30....

FIIA’s Leading Researcher Marco Siddi has received €364,000 of funding from the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland for the research project “Global Politics of the Energy......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is a partner in the RADAR – Raising Awareness on Disinformation: Achieving Resilience project. It is led by TEPSA – Trans European Policy Studies......

The programme for Helsinki Security Forum 2023 is now published. This year’s Helsinki Security Forum hosts discussions on a range of defence and security policy topics from nuclear deterrence and......

FIIA’s new Center on Climate Politics and Security CLIPS focuses on international climate politics and the security implications of climate change. The research center begins its work in September......

Mikael Mattlin, Research Professor at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has received competitive funding of EUR 139,000 from Business Finland for the research project Technical Standards......

At the beginning of June, Finnish Institute of International Affairs launched a “NATO in the North, the North in NATO” research project which examines NATO's evolving role in Finland's immediate......

Our newsletter has been renewed. The newsletter includes the latest releases and upcoming events of Finnish Institute of International Affairs....

Dr. Mika Aaltola, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has on 3 August, 2023 announced his availability to run as a candidate in Finland's presidential election of 2024. He will......

The NATO Summit is held in Vilnius Lithuania on 11-12 July. The Summit is the first one for Finland as a NATO ally. FIIA researchers are available for media inquiries during NATO Summit and POTUS......

On 11-12 July 2023, NATO’s Heads of State and Government will meet in Vilnius Lithuania, at the NATO Summit, to address the challenges of the current security environment....

Helsinki Security Forum invites international decision-makers and security policy experts to Finland in September. The speakers of HSF 2023 represent the wide variety of issues related to the altered......

English translation of the FIIA Report Finland in Afghanistan 2001–2021: From stabilization to advancing foreign and security policy relations, has been published and it is now available to be read......

The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) has carried out a review of FIIA's publications for the 2020-2022 programme period.According to the......

President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 18–19 June 2023 at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The foreign and security policy event is entitled......

We are developing our website. It is important to us that the site is the best possible for users....

Mikael Wigell, Research Director in the Finnish Institute of International Affairs has received funding from the Academy of Finland for the GERI research project. A panel set by the Academy of......

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Finland on 2 June and gave a speech at Helsinki City Hall in an event organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the......

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will give a speech in Helsinki on Friday 2 June in an event organised by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) in cooperation with......

The FIIA Forum, organised annually by the Finnish Institute of Foreign Affairs, will take place on Wednesday 8 March 2023. The FIIA Forum raises highlights key themes of the Institute's research....

A new three-year programme period began at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) on 1 January 2023. Four new research programmes were launched....

New FIIA publications examine Finland’s activities in Afghanistan and Finland’s NATO policy. FIIA establishes a new research center focusing on global orders and China. New books by FIIA......

FIIA launches a new research center focused on global orders and China in the beginning of 2023. The Center on Global Orders and China (CORD) is built around a core of expertise on issues of......

A seminar on cooperation between Finland and Estonia was organized at the House of Estates today on November 15, 2022. Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, as well as......

Programme for the first Helsinki Security Forum published.  FIIA launches new research programme focusing on Finland's foreign policy and security in Northern Europe....

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) organises the first Helsinki Security Forum (HSF) on 30 September – 2 October 2022, bringing together decision-makers and experts of......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) launches a new research programme titled Finnish Foreign Policy, Northern European Security and NATO at the beginning of October. The programme......

 Antto Vihma, Research Professor at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), has received the prestigious award for his book Nostalgia. Teoria ja käytäntö (Teos). The State Award for......

FIIA is happy to announce that Docent Mikael Mattlin has joined FIIA as Research Professor for the term 1 August 2022–31 December 2025. Dr Mattlin will reinforce FIIA’s China expertise and will be......

The Parliament has on 7 July, 2022 appointed René Nyberg as a member to the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. René Nyberg is ambassador and replaces professor Mikael Mattlin......

Niklas Helwig, Leading Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has been granted funding from the Academy of Finland for a joint research project on change in strategic cultures......

FIIA has launched a research project following Finland’s NATO membership...

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Finnish Institute of International are organising an event “From words to action? European Strategic Autonomy after the return of war”. This event......

The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, will be held on 12–13 June 2022 with a title “Responsible, strong and stable Nordic region”. This year,......

As a response to rapid changes and challenges in our security environment, the first Helsinki Security Forum will be organized in Helsinki on 30 September–2 October 2022, bringing the international......

A research article titled "Demand for Military Expenditures and Security Alignment Choices in the Indo-Pacific" written by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Edward Hunter Christie, Caroline Buts and Cind......

FIIA Postdoctoral Fellow Kristiina Silvan's doctoral dissertation was approved by the University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences and received the highest grade “pass with distinction"......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) are jointly organizing the FIIA Forum 2022 seminar Changes and challenges in the Nordic......

Articles of several FIIA researchers have been featured in a Special Issue of the European Foreign Affairs Review, published in April 2022. The issue, edited by FIIA Leading Researcher on European......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is now seeking a Programme Director  for the period of 1.1.2023–31.12.2027 and researchers for the period of 1.1.2023-31.12.2025....

FIIA Leading Researcher on European Strategic Autonomy Niklas Helwig co-authored a new RAND Research Report titled “Understanding the Emerging Era of International Competition Through the Eyes of......

The Finnish Journal of International Affairs (Ulkopolitiikka) magazine’s subeditor Kaarina Vainio has won the award for Magazine Journalist of the Year in the annual Edit competition organized by......

Several of FIIA researchers have taken part in public discussions both in Finland and abroad concerning Russia's increased aggression towards Ukraine, providing background analysis and forward-looking......

In his new book on Turkey’s foreign policy narratives FIIA Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta examines international and national historical processes and highlights narratives that describe......

FIIA Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila's article "Whose Turn, for Whom? Conservative Values and Putinʼs Social Contract" has been published as a part of a book titled Conservatism and Memory......

FIIA Programme Director Katja Creutz's article "The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and rights protection: revisionist or just another kid on the block?" has been published in the......

FIIA’s Research Fellow Kristiina Silvan will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Legacies of the Komsomol - Afterlife of the Leninist Communist Youth League and Contemporary State-Affiliated......

An article titled "The Erosion of Borderless Norden? Practices and Discourses on Nordic Border Restrictions in Finland and Sweden during the Covid-19 Pandemic" by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Saila......

An article titled "Differentiated Cooperation in the EU’s Foreign and Security Policy: Effectiveness, Accountability, Legitimacy" by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi, FIIA Research Fellow......

A new study by FIIA, ETLA and VTT investigates the risks and opportunities of this rise of geoeconomics for the EU and its member states, particularly Finland....

Tampere University has awarded the Title of Docent (adjunct professor) in International Relations, specifically European studies, to Dr Niklas Helwig. The title was awarded within the field of......

FIIA Senior Research Fellow Saila Heinikoski's article on discourses on differentiated integration in Finland has been published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies. ...

The University of Turku (Faculty of Social Sciences) has awarded the Title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) in East Asian Studies to FIIA’s Senior Research Fellow, DPhil Elina Sinkkonen. The docentship......

New members at FIIA Board. FIIA will conduct a study on Finland’s support efforts in Afghanistan for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament....

FIIA is recruiting a Senior Research Fellow/Research Professor in its Global Security research programme, and a Research Fellow in its European Union research programme....

The Board of the Foreign Policy Institute (FIIA) has approved the Institute’s new strategy.  The new strategy focuses on cutting-edge research and impact development. The FIIA strategy has been......

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland has requested the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) to conduct a study on Finland’s participation in crisis management,......

An article authored by Postdoctoral Fellow Veera Laine titled: “Biggest Nationalist in the Country”: Self-Descriptive Uses of “Nationalist” in Contemporary Russia has been published. The......

FIIA Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi's and Riccardo Alcaro's article on lead groups in EU foreign policy has been published in the European Review of International Studies. The article argues that......

An article co-authored by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala on how to incorporate environmental threats in security policy has been published. The article was published in the journal Politics......

FIIA Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi analyses EU negotiations on the European Climate Law and the 2030 Climate Target Plan in the aftermath of the Covid‐19 pandemic in his article published......

A book chapter on responsibility by FIIA Programme Director Katja Creutz has been published in the Research Handbook on International Law and Cities. This chapter is included in the second part of......

In the plenary session of the Parliament on 12 November, 2021, the following MPs were appointed as members of FIIA’s Board for the term 1.1.2022-31.12.2026: Mr Ville Kaunisto (The National Coalition......

The book Nordic-Baltic connectivity with Asia via the Arctic: Assessing opportunities and risks, edited by FIIA Leading Researcher Bart Gaens, Frank Jüris and Kristi Raik has been published. The......

FIIA’s Research Fellow Veera Laine will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Nationalism as an Argument in Contemporary Russia - Four perspectives on language in action" in the Faculty of......

The FIIA Forum 2021 celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. This year, the FIIA Forum is dedicated to Finnish Foreign Policy and Nordic cooperation in......

FIIA celebrates its 60th anniversary at its flagship event, the FIIA Forum 2021. Mark N. Katz new chairperson of SAC. Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs celebrates its 60th anniversary with a special......

We are happy to announce that due to the success with attracting new external research funding, there will be new appointments in FIIA’s Global Security research programme (SEC) for a fixed one-year......

In its annual meeting of 2021, held on Teams on 31 August, FIIA’s Scientific Advisory Council elected Mark N. Katz as its new Chairperson for the term 2021-2023....

Tampere University has awarded the Title of Docent in International Affairs, especially European studies to Dr Marco Siddi. The title was awarded within the field of research of the Faculty of......

FIIA Leading Researcher Katja Creutz’s article “Nordic Experiences in the UN Human Rights Council: A Tour d’Horizon of 2019 with Iceland and Denmark” has been published in the Nordic Journal......

An article authored by FIIA Leading Researcher Antto Vihma, Gunilla Reischl and Astrid Nonbo Andersen titled “A Climate Backlash: Comparing Populist Parties’ Climate Policies in Denmark, Finland,......

The latest EUISS Chaillot Paper authored by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Sinikukka Saari, Dimitar Bechev and Stanislav Secrieru explores the Russian-Turkish partnership. The publication examines the......

A new Chaillot Paper titled "The future of conflict prevention: Preparing for a hotter, increasingly digital and fragmented 2030" written by FIIA Postdoctoral Fellow Katariina Mustasilta was......

FIIA celebrates its 60th anniversary. Geo-economic risk will be discussed in an upcoming webinar. FIIA takes part in Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2021....

The University of Helsinki has awarded the Title of Docent in Global Politics (Adjunct ProfessorI to FIIA’s Senior Research Fellow, PhD Marco Siddi. The docentship is in the field of the Social......

FIIA Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen's book chapter Dynamic dictators: elite cohesion and authoritarian resilience in China was published in the Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies. The......

This year the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) celebrates a double anniversary. The Institute was established by the Parliament of Finland in its centennial plenum in June 2006. From......

FIIA Research Fellows' Veera Laine's and Kristiina Silvan's book chapter analyses the Russian discourses on “foreign agents” from a critical geopolitical perspective. Their article was published......

In his article outlining the strategic logic of hybrid interference, Programme Director Mikael Wigell suggests a new concept democratic deterrence and argues that deterrence policies need to be......

A new article by FIIA Senior Fellow Marco Siddi and Irina Kustova has been published in the Journal of European Public Policy in a special issue on EU climate and energy governance in times of crisis.......

The University of Lapland has awarded the Title of Docent in International Relations and Chinese Studies to FIIA’s Senior Research Fellow, PhD Jyrki Kallio....

A book chapter written by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published in the book Principled Pragmatism in Practice: The EU’s Policy towards Russia after Crimea. The title of the book......

The article “Dynamic dictators: improving the research agenda on autocratization and authoritarian resilience”, written by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen has been published in the......

On Monday, 22 March 2021, the Chinese Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on ten individuals and four institutions in Europe in retaliation at EU sanctions.The March 21st EU Sanctions were aimed at......

FIIA turns 60. Ban Ki-moon and Federica Mogherini are keynote speakers in upcoming webinars. FIIA hosted a discussion with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. ...

An article titled Reading between the Lines of a Classical Chinese Prose Anthology: Guwen guanzhi as a Subtle Challenge to State Orthodoxy, written by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Jyrki Kallio has been......

Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen's chapter titled The role of the Taiwan question in Chinese national identity construction was published in a book on the relationship between Taiwan and......

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will speak at an FIIA event Tuesday 2 March at 13:15-14:00 (Eastern European Time). The event organized by the Finnish Institute of International......

An article titled The Belarusian Revolution: Sources, Interim Outcomes, and Lessons to Be Learned written by FIIA Programme Director Arkady Moshes and Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau was......

The Parliament has appointed Lauri Voionmaa as a member to the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs....

The Executive Board of FIIA has appointed a Scientific Advisory Council for a three-year period between 2021 and 2023....

The Nordic Ministers of Foreign Affairs are meeting on 10 February. Their virtual meeting is an opportunity to discuss the potential for increased Nordic research cooperation at a time where the world......

Senior Research Fellow Sinikukka Saari’s article ”Chickens coming home to roost: Mercenaries strike back” was published in the publication series Chaillot Papers 161 'Conflicts to come. 15......

An article titled "EU Sanctions Policy in Geopolitical Times: Europe’s Toughest Foreign Policy Instrument and its Challenges" written by Niklas Helwig, Juha Jokela and Clara Portela was published in......

FIIA has launched a project on the political implications of Covid-19. FIIA has established “Finland–China Policy Network.” New book on free movement in the EU by Saila Heinikoski....

The doctoral dissertation authored by Research Fellow Ville Sinkkonen titled "Failing hegemony? : Four essays on the global engagement of the United States of America in the 21st Century" has been......

The peer-reviewed article authored by Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau titled ''Love the Tender: ProZorro and Anti-Corruption Reforms after the Euromaidan Revolution'' was published in the......

The right to free movement is the one privilege that EU citizens value the most in the Union, but one that has also created much political controversy in recent years, as the debates preceding the......

Responding to the increasing need of policy-oriented China know-how and the dispersed research resources, the FIIA has established “Finland−China Policy Network” under the auspices of the......

The peer-reviewed article authored by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi and researcher Lina Klymenko from the University of Tampere is titled ‘Exploring the Link between Historical Memory and......

The Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs met with President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on Friday 6th of November 2020. During the virtual meeting, current......

Research Fellow Veera Laine has authored a new peer-reviewed article titled ''New generation of victors: Narrating the nation in Russian presidential discourse 2012–2019.'' In her article, Laine......

Peer-reviewed article by Visiting Senior Fellow Emma Hakala has been published in the latest issue of the Kosmopolis journal. The article examines climate change as a new type of security threat.......

Director Mika Aaltola outlines new research focus areas for the next four years. FIIA and IEP will host the opening discussion of the German-Nordic-Baltic Forum. Anna-Kaisa Hiltunen has received the......

Anna-Kaisa Hiltunen, acting Managing Editor and Head of Research Communications at FIIA, received the award for her book Euroopan porteilla (’At the gates of Europe’). The State Award for Public......

The United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. With four weeks left until election day, we have compiled the recent FIIA analysis on US politics for your......

A new peer-reviewed article by Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau ''Playing the enemies: Belarus finds itself in between EU and Russian sanction regimes'' has been published in Revista CIDOB......

State responsibility in international law is considered one of the cornerstones of the field. Its unique position has nonetheless been challenged by several developments both within and outside the......

Carla Norrlof's article analyses the impact of COVID-19 on US's relationship with the liberal international order, and how the country has failed domestically to effectively manage the pandemic. This......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs will launch its new flagship event FIIA Forum on the 30 of September 2020. The topic of FIIA’s main event of the year is geoeconomics: FIIA and the......

New peer-reviewed article by Salla Heinikoski on different Finnish Defence and Foreign Policy Approaches related to Security Policy Stances and the Demilitarisation of the Åland Islands. The article......

The Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) Mika Aaltola examines democratic vulnerability and regressive dynamics in contemporary Western democracies in his recently......

Article on Belarusian foreign policy authored by Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau and Programme Director Arkady Moshes published in the latest Danish Foreign Policy Review. This peer-reviewed......

Director Mika Aaltola acknowledges FIIA's work during the pandemic. FIIA has released a record level of publications despite the exceptional circumstances. The Institute launches a new flagship event,......

Senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) Bart Gaens co-authored a new policy paper entitled: ‘’Differentiation in ASEAN, ECOWAS and MERCOSUR: A Comparative......

The Faculty of Management and Business (Tampere University) has awarded the title of Docent in Political Science and International Relations to the Institute’s Senior Research Fellow, PhD Teemu......

Counsellor for International Affairs Samu-Ville Paukkunen has begun at FIIA as Director of administration on Tuesday, 18th of August 2020. In addition, his tasks include acting as the Institute’s......

US Elections Untangled is a weekly podcast series by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs that dives deep into the big questions surrounding the 2020 elections. Drawing on the expertise of......

On 2 June 2020, the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs decided to appoint Counsellor for International Affairs Samu-Ville Paukkunen as the director of administration of the......

Antto Vihma, Leading Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has been granted funding from the Academy of Finland for a joint research project on transparency in international......

The Covid-19 pandemic shows once more that the EU is vulnerable in a more competitive international environment and needs to act jointly. European strategic autonomy does not mean that the EU should......

Below is a summary of how FIIA researchers have been commenting on the coronavirus in the media (in English). Further down you can find our reading recommendations.In the mediaSenior Research Fellow......

Since late 2019, the world has been looking for the most efficient policies to respond to the challenge of Covid-19. The pandemic now at hand poses a challenge to the existing domestic orders, as well......

Since the beginning of the year FIIA researchers have been following the global implications of the coronavirus and as a result the institute have managed to produce already multiple in-house......

The EU Council Library published 30 April its latest Think Tank Review which is a monthly selection of EU-related papers published by think tanks across the world.The review includes FIIA publications......

Director Mika Aaltola addresses how FIIA functions amidst the coronavirus pandemic. FIIA has already published several papers on COVID-19 and its implications. Under-Secretary of State Kai Sauer......

A report by Programme Director Juha Jokela on Finland's approach to External Crisis and Conflict Management was published in an edited volume by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. "The 29 reports presented in......

In a recently published book chapter, Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi explores the main scholarly debates concerning the EU-Russia energy relationship (published first online 09 March 2020). The......

In a comment published today 17 March by the Scottish Centre on European Relations,  Senior Research Fellow Saila Heinikoski asks if Finnish citizens would decide to join the Union if the referendum......

Finland has a long tradition of bolstering civil resilience, stated FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak in an interview with the Financial Times, commenting on how Finland is......

A book chapter authored by Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku entitled: "Transparency in EU decision-making: Under growing pressure, more important than ever" was published in an edited volume on......

Senior Research Fellow Saila Heinikoski stated in an interview with the South China Morning Post (7 March) that despite the spread of the deadly disease, the EU could insist neither on nations closing......

The EU should restore its high-level political dialogue with North Korea, argue Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen and other Asia policy experts in a commentary published by 38 North (March......

Programme Director Juha Jokela's comment on Finnish influence in the EU was published by the Scottish Centre on European Relations (SCER) 25 February.Jokela notes that Finland might need to address......

A commentary by Programme Director Mikael Wigell and Tuomas Forsberg entitled "IR 100 years: a Nordic perspective" was published by the Global Affairs journal.The authors examine the development of......

A new book edited by Senior Research Fellows Wolfgang Mühlberger and Toni Alaranta was published by Springer. The book entitled "Political Narratives in the Middle East and North Africa" examines the......

How do Finnish parliamentarians view key aspects of Finland's security and defence policy? News Now Finland published an article (February 6, 2020) on senior research fellow Charly......

FIIA put together a list of all its publications regarding Britain, EU and Brexit. Find them behind the links below:...

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs has launched an extensive research project on Finnish foreign and security policy, with the aim of strengthening the expertise and research in this......

Senior research fellow Jyrki Kallio’s and senior research fellow Bart Gaens’ chapter “Finland’s relations with China and the US” was published in a report entitled “Europe in the Face of......

In its meeting on 22 January, the FIIA Board elected Under-Secretary of State Kai Sauer (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) as the Chair and Professor Anu Kantola (University of Helsinki) as the......

Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi's peer-reviewed article "Silencing history: forgetting Italy’s past during the refugee crisis in Europe" was published in International Politics (first online)....

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila's peer-reviewed book chapter "Sputnik i Pogrom: Russia’s oppositional nationalism and alternative right" was published in a book entitled "Freedom of Expression......

FIIA's latest Visiting Senior Fellow Deborah McCarthy hosted an episode of "the General and the Ambassador" podcast with General Jarmo Lindberg and Ambassador Bruce Oreck, whilst visiting the Center......

The Parliament has appointed new members to the FIIA Board. FIIA reinforces Finnish foreign policy research project. FIIA Director Mika Aaltola has appointed Mikael Wigell as programme director for......

In their article "A mixed record: Assessing Ukraine’s domestic reforms under Volodymyr Zelenskiy" Programme Director Arkady Moshes and Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau argue that the record on......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) hosted a meeting of the EU-Russia Expert Network on foreign policy (EUREN) in Helsinki on 13 December focusing on new security challenges and......

A peer-reviewed article by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi on EU-Russia energy relations was published in the East European Politics journal.In the abstract Siddi notes: "The paper argues that......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is currently seeking a Junior Research Fellow / a Research Fellow in its European Union research programme.The appointment will take effect in......

Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala contributed to the "Megatrends in Africa" report, published today 4 December by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The authors consisted of a group of......

A peer-reviewed article entitled "The Southern Gas Corridor: Prospects and Challenges for EU Foreign Policy" by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi was published in the latest issue of the Caucasus......

The Parliament has appointed new members to the FIIA Board for the period 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2024.Salla Sammalkivi, EU Affairs Department, Prime Minister's OfficeKai Sauer, Under-Secretary......

FIIA director Mika Aaltola has re-appointed Bart Gaens to the project director position of FIIA’s Center on US Politics and Power (CUSPP) until August 2020, when the position becomes open through an......

FIIA reinforces a project on Finnish foreign and security policy with several appointments. The Director Mika Aaltola has appointed Harri Mikkola as the leading research fellow and Mariette Hägglund......

Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal (11 November) to their article "On a Rocky Island, Russia Seeks Military and Psychological Edge".Link to the......

A report from the TEPSA 2019 Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference co-organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has been......

Mikael Wigell has been appointed director of the Global Security research programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. His appointment is for the next five-year term from 1 January......

A chapter on the European External Action Service (Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst) authored by Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig was published in the book "Europa von A bis Z". The book is......

Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled “Towards German leadership? Germany’s Evolving Role and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy“. The article......

Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala was interviewed by South Asia Fast Track on how India can use climate change in its foreign policy.Link to the interview....

Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled "Chinese Perceptions of Threats from the United States and Japan". The article was published in the Political......

Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig wrote together with Jana Puglierin an article entitled "Europe’s Geo-Economic Commission" published by the Berlin Policy Journal 7 October.The authors note that:......

Dr Mika Aaltola, who the Board appointed as the director of the Institute for a five-year term 2020-2024 on 11 September, will start in his new position on 7 October....

The FIIA Board has appointed Mika Aaltola as the director of FIIA for the next five-year term. MP Mikko Savola will chair FIIA Advisory Council. Research project on strategic deterrence concludes with......

Leo Michel's article "Finnish defence policy: One AmerLeo Michel's article "Finnish defence policy: One American's perspective" was published in the Maanpuolustus magazine 19 September.Michel was a......

FIIA Advisory Council, appointed by the Chancellery Commission of the Parliament, convened in its current composition for the first time on 19 September. The Council selected MP Mikko Savola to......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes commented on the meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his counterpart Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview with South China Morning Post......

Tampere University published Research Fellow Matti Pesu's doctoral thesis "Introducing Ideational Foreign Policy Analysis : Explorations on the Underlying Ideas of Finnish Foreign Policy"."This......

Juha Jokela will continue in his current position as programme director in FIIA’s European Union research programme as he has been appointed to the next five-year term from 1 January 2020 to 31......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is seeking a Research Programme Director for the period of 1.1.2020-31.12.2024 to its Global Security Research Programme. Successful performance......

The Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs has appointed Dr Mika Aaltola as the Director of the institute for the next five-year term (1 January 2020 – 31 December 2024). The......

Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta's peer-reviewed book chapter entitled “Confrontational Civilizational Identity in the Making? The New Turkey and the West” was published in an edited volume by......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes wrote an article entitled "All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations" that was published by PONARS Eurasia.Available here....

A peer-reviewed book chapter entitled "The West: Divided in Freedom and Fear?" by Research Fellow Ville Sinkkonen and Henri Vogt was published in an edited volume by Palgrave Macmillan.The book......

A chapter by Senior Research Fellow Wolfgang Mühlberger entitled "Hezbollah's military engagement in Syria: from hubris to nemesis?" has been published in an edited volume on counter-terrorism. The......

A peer-reviewed article by Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta entitled “Russia and the Idea of Eurasia in Turkey's Strategic Culture Paradigms” was published in an edited book on Strategic......

An article authored by Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens entitled "The EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy and Its Impact on Asia-Europe Relations" has been published in the latest issue of Panorama by the......

Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak discussed the future of EU-UK relations at SuomiAreena 16.7. Watch the panel discussion from this link....

Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau's article "Moldova Has a New Government, But its Political Crisis is Far from Over" was published 10.7. by the Globe Post.Link to the article....

A peer-reviewed article by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi entitled "The Mediterranean Dimension of West-Russia Security Relations"  was published in the edited volume Threats to Euro-Atlantic......

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila's article entitled "The uncertain future of Russia’s domestic politics" was published 28.6. by the Atlantic Community.Link to the article....

Programme Director Mika Aaltola's recent FIIA Briefing Paper was referred to in an article on espionage and LinkedIn by Stratfor 2.7. Link to the article.Aaltola's publication "Geostrategically......

FIIA took part in organising Kultaranta Talks, TEPSA 2019 Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference and a MSC roundtable on Arctic security. FIIA also co-published a report on the 2009 Stoltenberg report with......

Research Fellow Ville Sinkkonen has co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled: "Connected in freedom? Reconstructing a foundational value in EU and US foreign policy discourses". The article was......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow's Toni Alaranta's article "Can Erdoğan seduce Istanbul’s Kurds?" was published by Ahval (23.5).According to Alaranta, "...the continuing inability of Kurdish and......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi was interviewed to an article entitled "Salvini leads populist gang towards a European shake-up" by The Times (18.5).Link to the article, available for......

On May 7, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) organised in cooperation with the Munich Security Conference (MSC) a roundtable on Arctic Security in Helsinki. Topics such as......

FIIA's Director Teija Tiilikainen authored an analysis entitled "An EP-campaign of low profile in Finland" that was published by Clingendael. Tiilikainen notes that all the mainstream parties stress......

Programme Director Juha Jokela published an article "Representative Democracy in Finland: Functioning with Limited Politicisation of EU Affairs" in a report "Representative Democracy in the EU:......

Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell's article "Democracy is under attack: here is how to protect it" on countering hybrid interference has been published in the International Affairs Blog......

FIIA's Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku has contributed to a joint report by the Nordic Foreign Policy Institutes: "10 Years on: Reassessing the Stoltenberg Report on Nordic Cooperation". The report......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi was quoted by CNN Business (2.5) in their article on natural gas and transatlantic trade relations. Link to the article....

Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala has co-authored two peer-reviewed articles entitled: "A Lot of Talk, But Little Action—The Blind Spots of Nordic Environmental Security Policy" and "Northern......

FIIA's Programme Director Arkady Moshes was interviewed to an article by the Associated Press (22.4) on Ukraine's newly elected president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Moshes stated that Kremlin may try to......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is now seeking researchers for the programme period of 1.1.2020-31.12.2022 to all research programmes.Applications are welcome from researchers in......

FIIA's Visiting Senior Fellow Leo Michel wrote on Finland's elections in an article published by the Atlantic Council (17.4) and concluded that among US allies and partners in Europe, Finland should......

Programme Director Mika Aaltola was quoted in a Washington Post news article (14.4) on the results of Finland's parliamentary elections. Aaltola noted among other issues that: "The political center......

Director of FIIA Teija Tiilikainen wrote an article (11.4) entitled "Finland's parliamentary elections will barely rock its EU Presidency" that was published by the Friends of Europe think-tank.......

Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta's analysis on Turkey's local elections entitled "Turkey’s local elections – new opposition and the AKP’s ambivalence to the popular will" was published in......

FIIA is taking part in new research projects on sanctions and space and has launched its own research project on terrorism. FIIA is in the process of recruiting a new director, programme directors and......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta commented the local elections in Turkey and the dispute related to the Hagia Sophia in an article by Asia Times (1.4) Link to the article....

Programme Director Arkady Moshes commented on the Ukrainian presidential elections to Kommersant (1.4). Forbes referred to Moshes' comments in their article "Ukraine's President Poroshenko Praises......

The Economist referred to Bruno Tertrais's FIIA Working Paper in an article entitled "What would happen if America left Europe to fend for itself?" on 14 March....

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is now seeking two Research Programme Directors for the period of 1.1.2020-31.12.2024. These positions are located in the European Union......

Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has written a book review of the book "Russian–European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region. Great Power Identity and the Idea of Europe" by Vsevolod......

Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled "The national agents of transnational memory and their limits: the case of the Museum of the Second World War in......

Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell's peer-reviewed article contributing to the debate on hybrid threats has been published as lead article in the March issue of International Affairs. The article......

A peer-reviewed article authored by Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen has been published in the Pacific Review (18.2.2019).The article analyses the evolution of Sino-Japanese rivalry in the......

Senior Research Fellows Wolfgang Mühlberger and Marco Siddi authored a Euromesco Policy brief entitled "In from the Cold: Russia’s Agenda in the Middle East and Implications for the EU",......

Applications for the office of Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs must be submitted by 4 March. The statute governing this appointment requires the successful applicant to have......

A peer-reviewed article entitled "The Nexus between Arms Control and Human Rights in the Case of North Korea. Implications for the Human Rights Agenda" written by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Katja......

FIIA will publish a report on the post-Soviet space early next year. FIIA also invites applications from senior scholars to conduct research on U.S. role in global political and economic affairs....

Foreign Policy (17.12.) interviewed FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to article that was entitled "The GPS Wars Are Here"....

ETTG Briefing Paper entitled "Financing EU external action: understanding member state priorities" written by FIIA's Programme Director Juha Jokela together with Clare Castillejo, Niels Keijzer,......

A TEPSA Brief entitled "Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives" written by FIIA's Programme Director Juha Jokela has been published by Trans-European Policy......

A book chapter, entitled "Finland: Direct Democracy and Representational System" written by FIIA's Programme Director Juha Jokela and Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku, has been published in a......

A peer-reviewed article entitled "The Role of Power in EU–Russia Energy Relations: The Interplay between Markets and Geopolitics" written by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi was published......

FIIA invites an outstanding senior scholar to conduct research on strategic and critical issues related to the role of the U.S. in global political and economic affairs. The Visiting Professor or......

Visiting Senior Research Fellow Leo Michel contributed this chapter to “Cold War Views on Sweden”, Gunnar Artéus & Kent Zetterberg (editors), Medströms Bokförlag (publisher.)  The chapter......

Article entitled "External actors in Libya: International Organizations at Odds with Global and Regional Players" written by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Wolfgang Mühlberger has been published in a......

A peer-reviewed article entitled "Italy’s ‘Middle Power’ Approach to Russia" written by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published by The International Spectator (online)....

An article entitled "A Willing Partner in the North: Finnish Perceptions on Germany as a Baltic Power" (77-91) written by FIIA's Research Fellow Matti Pesu and Santtu Lehtinen has been published in a......

An article entitled "ASEM has a role to play in improved Asia-Europe cooperation on security" (p. 13-15) written by Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens as part of the discussion paper "My ASEM wishlist:......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala defended her doctoral thesis on September 29. The title of the thesis is "International Organisations and the Securitisation of the Environment in......

FIIA will take part in a Horizon 2020 project on differentiated integration in the EU. FIIA researchers have concluded books on the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood policy, posttruth in Finnish journalism......

A peer-reviewed article entitled "The political challenges of community-level PVE practices: The Danish case of Copenhagen vs. Aarhus on dialoguing with extremist milieus" written by FIIA's Senior......

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, with the support of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeks to establish a collaborative effort with partner organizations in Sweden, Norway, and......

Following Susanna Huovinen's departure from the Parliament, the FIIA Advisory Council elected Maarit Feldt-Ranta as the new chair in its meeting on 5 September....

A peer-reviewed book chapter entitled "Development Lending as Financial Statecraft? A Comparative Exploration of the Practices of China and Japan" written by Mikael Mattlin and FIIA's Senior Research......

A blog posting entitled "A lack of critical public debate: Questioning the EU’s support for the Southern Gas Corridor" written by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published in LSE......

Senior Visiting Fellow Mark N. Katz discusses the new Caspian Accord in his article published by Lobe Log on 15 August....

Director Teija Tiilikainen commented on a recent poll on Finnish views on NATO in a Yle News article on 13 August....

A peer-reviewed book chapter entitled "Contemporary Arctic Meets World Politics: Rethinking Arctic Exceptionalism in the Age of Uncertainty" written by Senior Research Fellows Juha Käpylä and Harri......

New book entitled "Geo-economics and Power Politics in the 21st Century: The Revival of Economic Statecraft" edited by FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell, Sören Scholvin and FIIA's......

New book entitled "EU Induced Institutional Change in Post-Soviet Space: Promoting Reforms in Moldova and Ukraine" written by Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau has been published by Routledge......

FIIA's Programme Director Juha Jokela has co-written with Henrik Larsen, University of Copenhagen and Göran von Sydow, Swedish Institute for European Studies, Stockholm, a book chapter entitled......

FIIA took part in organising Kultaranta Talks and concluded a research project on hybrid influencing in democracies. FIIA researchers published nine peer-reviewed articles by the end of May in 2018....

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak was interviewed by France 2 (France Télévisions, 14.6.2018). Interview focused on conscription in Finland. Charly Salonius-Pasternak at 2:00.......

An independent investigation team has completed a safety investigation of the stabbings that took place in Turku on 18 August 2017. In its report, the investigation team gives nine safety......

Judy Dempsey interviewed Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi to article "Judy Asks: Should Germany Dump Nord Stream 2? Can it?". Article was published in Judy Dempsey's Strategic Europe -blog (14.6.......

Senior Research Fellow Teemu Tammikko has published a peer-reviewed article "The Threat of Returning Foreign Fighters: Finnish State Responses to the Volunteers in the Spanish and Syria-Iraq Civil......

Yle News (8.5.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to article "Finland, Sweden and US deepen defence cooperation in Washington"....

Senior Research Fellow Marcin Kaczmarski has written a book review entitled "Between an axis of convenience and a return to the past". The review focuses on the following two books:  A Wary Embrace:......

Article entitled "The Arctic route for Russian LNG opens" written by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published in World Energy Magazine (38, 80-83)....

A peer-reviewed book chapter "‘First as Tragedy…’: Mistakes, Blaming and Learning at the Copenhagen Climate Conference" written by Senior Research Fellow Antto Vihma has been published in......

South China Morning Post (20.4.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Jyrki Kallio to article "EU presents (nearly) united front against China’s ‘unfair’ Belt and Road Initiative". ...

A chapter entitled "Finland Focuses on Its Northern Partners as Brexit Takes the UK out of ‘Northern Lights’ Grouping" written by Programme Director Juha Jokela has been published in SCER Report......

An article entitled "How the evolving international environment affects EU member states’ positions toward Russia" written by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published in LSE EUROPP......

FIIA has launched four new Government-funded research projects. In late March FIIA organized jointly with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland a two-day brainstorming meeting on EU Defence....

STT (13.3.) interviewed Programme Director Mika Aaltola, interview focused on the dismissal of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Aaltola's interview was quoted by Yle News (13.3.). ...

Visiting Fellow Sophie Eisentraut has co-written with Stephanie De Leon an article entitled "Propaganda and Disinformation in the Western Balkans: How the EU Can Counter Russia’s Information War".......

Policy Memo "What Will Replace Russia’s Dwindling Trump-Euphoria? Russian Foreign Policy Viewpoints Today" written by Programme Director Arkady Moshes has been published by PONARS Eurasia (Policy......

Article entitled "A "Eurasian Turn" in Turkish Foreign Policy? Not Likely" written by Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta has been published in The Turkey Analyst (31 January 2018)....

The School of Management (University of Tampere) has nominated Institute's Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell as a Docent in International Political Economy....

Institute's Visiting Research Fellow Matti Pesu has written a blog posting entitled "What Sauli Niinistö’s re-election means for Finnish foreign policy" to EUROPP - European Politics and Policy......

Bloomberg (26.1.) interviewed Director Teija Tiilikainen to article entitled "Finland’s President Eyes Easy Re-Election". ...

A book entitled "Domestic Determinants of Foreign Policy in the European Union and the United States" edited by Daniel S. Hamilton and FIIA's Director Teija Tiilikainen has been published. Book also......

The Telegraph (24.1.) interviewed Programme Director Juha Jokela, interview focused on the security relations with the UK after Brexit. "As Finland is not a member of NATO, bilateral defence......

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila was interviewed by Yle Novosti (24.1.), interview focused on Finnish presidential elections (in Russian)....

Research Fellow Ville Sinkkonen has written book chapter entitled "Understanding the trust–distrust nexus between the United States and Egypt" and Visiting Research Fellow Matti Pesu has written,......

Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen has written a book review of the book "The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History", by Timothy Cheek. The review has been published online by The English......

Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens has co-edited with Gauri Khandekar a book entitled "Japan’s Search for Strategic Security Partnerships". The book includes a peer-reviewed chapter entitled......

A writing entitled "Japan’s restrained response to the Rohingya issue" written by Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens has been published by Japan Today (13.1.)....

A peer-reviewed article "Kun pienvaltiorealismin hegemonia murtui: suomalaiset ulkopoliittiset koulukunnat kylmän sodan jälkeisen ajan alussa" (When the hegemony of "small state realism" was broken:......

Institute's Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has written a peer-reviewed article entitled "The EU’s Botched Geopolitical Approach to External Energy Policy: The Case of the Southern Gas Corridor".......

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018 from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs!...

In its organising meeting The Board of the University of Helsinki elected Director Teija Tiilikainen as a vice chair for 2018-2021. President Tarja Halonen was elected as a chair of the Board. ...

FIIA has moved to Arkadiankatu 23 B and renewed both its logo and website. The FIIA Board has appointed the Scientific Advisory Council for 2018-2020. The third year of Nordic researcher exchange......

Third New Pact for Europe “Re-energising Europe: A package deal for the EU27” has been published. According to one of the key findings of the report, EU countries have varying geopolitical......

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila has co-edited with Julie Fedor, Markku Kangaspuro and Tatiana Zhurzhenko a book entitled "War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus" (Palgrave Macmillan,......

Financial Times (6.12.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to an article that was entitled "A century on, Finland has learnt to tame the Russian bear"....

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila has written a book review about a book "Europe faces Europe: Narratives from its Eastern Half "....

Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi's policy memo entitled "Italy’s Eastern Neighborhood Policy: Georgia in Context" has been published in "Georgian Institute of Politics Policy Memo" (7.11.2017).......

Yle News (5.11.) quoted Visiting Research Fellow Matti Pesu's interview in Helsingin Sanomat. Yle News article focused on a public opinion poll on NATO membership commissioned by Helsingin......

Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila's peer-reviewed article entitled "Aleksei Naval’nyi and Populist Re-ordering of Putin’s Stability" has been published in the book "Russian Modernisation:......

Visiting Senior Fellow Leo Michel he talked about consistencies in and possible changes to U.S. foreign policy in the era of Trump in JMC's vlog....

The Nordic foreign policy institutes strengthen cooperation, FIIA will publish a topical report on North Korea in October and FIIA’s relocation to Arkadiankatu will take place in November. ...

Visiting Senior Fellow Mark N. Katz has written an article entitled "Yemen’s President Invites Closer Ties with Russia". The article was published by The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington......

A peer-reviewed article "An evolving Other: German national identity and constructions of Russia" written by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi has been published in Politics (p. 1-17, Sage 2017.)....

FIIA and the Center for Transatlantic Relations have launched a project on domestic factors influencing U.S. and European foreign policies. FIIA will move to new premises at Arkadiankatu 23 in......

FIIA has launched new research projects on Nordic cooperation, US global role, societal resilience, and tension on the Korean peninsula. FIIA has started publishing video recordings of selected......

A peer-reviewed article "Political Effects of Welfare Pluralism: Comparative Evidence from Argentina and Chile" written by Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell has been published in World Development......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes was interviewed by Financial Times (1.3.) to an article titled "Belarus tech dream is a walk in the park"....

A policy analysis "Can Belarus perform a real belancing act between Russia and the West?" written by Programme Director Arkady Moshes has been published in Anallisi Geurasia (2/2017)....

An article "Is the Kemalist Project to Blame for Turkey’s Failed Democracy?" by Senior Research Fellow Toni Alaranta has been published in The Turkey Analyst (17.2.2017)....

Doctoral dissertation " Externally induced institutional change in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood: migration and environment reforms in Ukraine and Moldova in 2010–2015" of research fellow Ryhor......

Senior Research Fellows Harri Mikkola ja Juha Käpylä have written a report "Finland’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council (2017-2019) in the age of change and uncertainty" published by the Prime......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes has written an article "EU-Russia relations: quo vadis? Muddling, normalization or deterioration"....

Fellows spend three eight-month stays at research institutions or think tanks participating in the program - at least one on the Eastern, and one on the Western side of the Atlantic. FIIA is among the......

Senior Research Fellow Wolfgang Mühlberger has edited EuroMeSCo Joint Policy Study 5 entitled "The Transformation in Tunisia: The first five years"....

Government’s Analysis, Assessment and Research Activities unit has commissioned two research projects from FIIA....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Charly Salonius-Pasternak was interviewed to an article concerning the Santa summit in which Finland's Santa and Russia's Grandfather Frost met in Nuijamaa....

A new 3-year programme period will start in January with some new emphases on the research agenda. Meanwhile, FIIA is preparing a report on major trends in the EU as part of a larger research project......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, Kristi Raik's article has been included article collection showcasing research on the Soviet Union....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi has published a peer-reviewed article in European Politics and Society...

Antto Vihma and Mikael Wigell have written an article on Russia’s geoeconomics and the Nord Stream II pipeline....

Leo Michel, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute, held a keynote speech under the topic After the US Election: European Security and the Future of the Transatlantic Link...

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Jyrki Kallio will defend the doctoral dissertation on Friday 25 November....

Kanava Prize for the best non-fiction book was granted to "Enemmän kuin puoli taivasta" written by Tiina Airaksinen, Elina Sinkkonen and Minna Valjakka....

Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland in the programme "Good Morning Scotland"....

Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi comments on recent developments in Russo-Italian relations with regard to Syria, NATO and sanctions in his article "Italy's Russia Dilemma"....

FIIA Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau wrote an article that was published in the journal Problems of Post-Communism...

FIIA Research Fellow Veera Laine co-authored an article that was published in the book Philosophical and Cultural Interpretations of Russian Modernisation...

"The Discourse of Master Kong: the Essence of Confucianism", translated and edited by FIIA Senior Research Fellow Jyrki Kallio, reviewed in the journal Philosophy East and West in October 2016...

Senior Research Fellow Katri Pynnöniemi one of the speakers at a seminar on 24 May 2016 in Riga focusing on exploring the Kremlin and DAESH information activities. Seminar report was published in......

Senior Research Fellow András Rácz wrote an article about the Visegrad Group...

FIIA Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku has written an article that was published in the book Euroscepticism in Small EU Member States...

Reuters reported the violation of Finnish airspace by Russian jets on Oct 7, with comments by Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak....

Senior Research Fellow András Rácz commented on the Hungarian referendum in Politico on October 3....

The compositions of the research programmes at the beginning of the next three-year programme period will be the following....

FIIA has concluded two projects that focused on EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood and the role of Russia in Finland’s neighbouring areas. In addition, the 3rd Helsinki Summer Session focused on various......

Senior Research Fellow Jyrki Kallio has written an article on the bilateral relations of Finland and China. It was published by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in "Dragon in the......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Charly Salonius-Pasternak has written an article on the security policy in the Nordic countries and in the Baltic....

Programme Director Arkady Moshes wrote a commentary article on the Belarus elections. It was published on the PONARS Eurasia website on September 12th....

Visiting Senior Fellow Michael Haltzel and William Courtney published an opinion piece in Newsweek on 11 June....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi answered to CGI's question about the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline on June 17th....

FIIA took part in organising the Kultaranta Talks which focused on Northern European security. FIIA leads a National Reflection Group of an EU-wide project on European future. Programme directors have......

Senior Research Fellow at the institute Marco Siddi has written an article on EU's energy politics. The article was published in the recent issue of the Baltic Rim Economies....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi has written a peer-reviewed article on Germany's foreign policy towards Russia. The article was published in Europe-Asia Studies (vol. 68 issue 4)....

Northern-European security and defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden will be the main topics of this year's Kultaranta talks, to be hosted by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö on 19......

"Viewed from Helsinki, a Brexit would result in substantial economic and political costs which are difficult to quantify", writes Programme Director Juha Jokela in LSE's BrexitVote blog on May 27th....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Wolfgang Mühlberger has - together with Patrick Müller - written a peer-reviewed article on the EU's security policy in the MENA region....

Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute Michael Haltzel has written an article on his ten-day trip in four small European countries: Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Austria....

Senior Research Fellow Juha Käpylä and Program Director Mika Aaltola have written a peer-reviewed article to a book called: "The Regional security puzzle around Afghanistan: Bordering practices in......

The assessment of the effects of Finland's possible NATO membership was submitted to Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini on 29 April 2016. Teija Tiilikainen was a member in the group of assessors....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi has written together with Jekaterina Grigorjeva an article on the Nord Stream 2. The article was published on May 10th in the Policy Papers -series......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Kristi Raik has written a peer-reviewed article entitled "Liberalism and geopolitics in EU-Russia relations: rereading the "Baltic factor"". The article was......

Ahead of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 15-16 July, Bart Gaens has co-authored a booklet on “ASEM in the age of connectivity”, together with Yeo Lay......

FIIA’s Senior Research Fellows Dr Mikael Wigell and Dr Antto Vihma have published an article on Russia’s geostrategy in the latest International Affairs. The paper develops a new framework for......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz has written a study entitled "The frozen conflicts of the EU's Eastern neighbourhood and their impact on the respect of human rights". The study......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz has written an article on terrorism and the sense of security. The article was published in HVG.hu and the title in English is "Creating hysteria......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Mikael Wigell has, together with Docent Mikael Mattlin, edited a special issue of Asia Europe Journal. The issue is entitled "Geoeconomics in the context of......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi has written an article on migrants and refugees in Europe. The article was published on April 11th in openDemocracy....

Research Fellow at the Institute Juha Käpylä defended the doctoral dissertation entitled "Neopragmatismi ja kansainvälinen politiikka: Tutkielma Richard Rortyn pragmatismista ja sen vaikutuksista......

FIIA has been granted external research funding while the Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs wins an award. Several researcher vacancies will become available later this spring as the three-year......

The Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs was awarded the Magazine of the Year 2015 Prize in the trade and organizational magazines’ category in the Edit Magazine Competition....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz answered to Judy Dempsey's question in the Carnagie Europe blog on March 9th....

Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute Christian Fjäder has written an article on national security and global interdependence. The article's title is "National security in a hyper-connected world:......

Programme Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes has written an article on Ukrainian, Russian and European relations. The article was published on PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo series (no 422) on March......

Elina Sinkkonen's co-edited book on Chinese women was published on March 7th. The title is "Enemmän kuin puoli taivasta. Kiinalainen nainen historiassa, yhteiskunnassa ja kulttuurissa". In this book,......

The high-level Group of Personalities which was set up by the European Commission published on Tuesday 23 February a report on research programme related to the Common Security and Defence Policy......

Researcher at the Institute Veera Laine has written a piece "Shifting dynamics in the Russian civil society". It was published in the Baltic Rim Economies 1/2016....

The Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs (Ulkopolitiikka) is nominated one of the top three in two categories at the Edit Magazine Awards 2015 organized by the Finnish Periodical Publishers’......

Programme Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes spoke at the conference called "The European Union: Imprint of the Latvian Presidency"....

Al-Jazeera Center for Studies published on 16.2.2016 Wolfgang Mühlberger's report: Egypt: Pharaonic Politics Redux?...

Director Teija Tiilikainen comments on European Union Global Strategy in the publication of EU Institute for Security Studies....

Senior Research Fellows at the Institute Anna Kronlund and Charly Salonius-Pasternak are both giving a lecture, and so is Programme Director Mika Aaltola....

The Center on US Politics and Power at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs will organise 3rd Helsinki Summer Session on US policies on August 30 - September 2. Please, see the Call for......

Adjunct Professor (Docent), Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Antto Vihma has written an article together with Umut Turksen: "The Geoeconomics of South Stream Pipeline Project". The article was......

Institute's Director Teija Tiilikainen is one of the experts appointed to prepare the assessment....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Wolfgang Mühlberger wrote an article about the Egypt's Libya policy. The article was published on the Ahram online on January 27th....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz wrote a chapter to a book titled "Russia and East Central Europe after the Cold War: A Fundamentally Transformed Relationship."...

The relevance of the OSCE is discussed in publications as the organisation’s 40th anniversary year comes to an end. FIIA will co-organise a seminar on EU Global Strategy in January. Meanwhile, Jyrki......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Sinikukka Saari has written an article called: "EU's approach to frozen conflicts in its Eastern neighborhood"....

Program Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes commented on the downing of the Russian plane and NATO reactions to it in BBC interview Fifth Floor on November 25th....

Senior Research Fellow Harri Mikkola and Research Fellow Juha Käpylä have written an article on the global climate change and its economic consequences to the Arctic. The article was published in......

Program Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes wrote an article on Russia-West relations after the Paris attacks....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Antto Vihma has written an article on the climate regime. The article was published in the MIT Center for Energy and Environment Policy Research newsletter on......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Niklas Helwig wrote a blog article on EU's mutual defence clause. The article was published in Verfassungsblog on November 18th....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Jyrki Kallio has contributed to a recent report on China by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC). He wrote a chapter called "Finland-China relations:......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Mikael Wigell has written an article on geoeconomics. The article is now published in Asia Europe Journal....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz has written an article to a conference papers publication "Towards Reassurance and Solidarity in the Euro-Atlantic Community - Riga Conference......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi has written an article about the Putin's gas pipe politics, Ukraine and EU. The article was published in Affari Internazionali on October 28th....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Jyrki Kallio has written a chapter to a book called "Contemporary East Asia and the Confucian revival". The book was published on October 28th....

Program Director at the Institute Juha Jokela has written an article about the Finnish view on the UK's renegotiation. The article is called "Supportive, but wait-and-see approach" and it was......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta wrote an article about the EU-Turkey relations. The article was published in The Turkey Analyst on October 28th....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Kristi Raik has written an article about the EU and upheavals in its neighborhood together with Lupu Dinesen Ruxandra. The article was published on October 23rd......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz wrote an article on Hungary's President Orbán's politics in the migration crisis. The article was published in the Visegrad Revue on October......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Jyrki Kallio has written an article about the Chinese Dream. The article was published in Fudan Journal of the humanities and social sciences on October 27th.......

Researchers of Center on US Politics and Power at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs will tackle the presidential elections and topical US politics related questions from their point of......

Program Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes wrote an article entitled "Wie es Lukaschenka gelingt, an der Macht zu bleiben, und was das für die Zukunft von Belarus bedeutet". The article was......

Jyrki Kallio, Lic.Phil., has been awarded the Centennial Prize of the Joel Toivola Foundation as recognition for his merits in the field of China research. The Foundation commends Kallio especially......

Program Director at the Institute Juha Jokela wrote an article to a publication entitled "BREXIT: What Fair Deal between UK and EU Member States?". It was published on October 20th. ​...

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Katri Pynnöniemi has written an article that was published on October 12th in Russian Analytical Digest (nr. 173). Dr. Pynnöniemi analyses the Russian......

Book review by Toni Alaranta of book "Aikamme monta islamia" edited by Joonas Mariston and Andrei Sergejeff (Helsinki: Gaudeamus. 2015.) at Politiikasta.fi -webpage....

A working group nominated by the Finnish Ministry of Finance to evaluate the EMU and its future published report under the title "An assessment of the development needs related to the Economic and......

The OSCE research network published its third report under the title of Reviving Co-operative Security in Europe through the OSCE. This international project was coordinated by FIIA and the final......

FIIA has launched a research project on Russia’s changing role in Finland’s neighbouring areas. Meanwhile, Nordic international relations institutes will launch a researcher exchange programme......

Programme Director Mika Aaltola has been elected to a second term in the board of EISA (the European International Studies Association)....

FIIA Advisory Council, appointed by the Chancellery Commission of the Parliament, convened in its current composition for the first time on 22 September. The Council elected MP Susanna Huovinen to......

Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens has edited and co-authored a publication commissioned by the EU in preparation of the 20th anniversary of ASEM in 2016....

Program Director at the Institute, Arkady Moshes wrote an article about EU-Belarusian relations. The article was published in the Policy Memos -series of PONARS Eurasia on September 8th. According to......

The influx of refugees is crosscutting the expertise of the FIIA in many ways, hence some of the researchers decided to write a series of columns on the topic from the view point of researchers' own......

Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute Noora Kotilainen wrote an article about the graphic pictures in the media and the refugee flows to Europe. The article was published in Turun Sanomat on......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Niklas Helwig defended his thesis in September 2014. Now his doctoral thesis has been published and is available at Amazon and in Academia. The title is "The......

A working group was nominated by the Finnish Ministry of Finance to evaluate the EMU and its future. Institute's Director Teija Tiilikainen is one of the members of the working group....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Anna Kronlund wrote a chapter to a scientific book called "Parliamentarism and democratic theory: Historical and contemporary perspectives". The book was......

Visiting Research Fellow Noora Kotilainen wrote an article on the images of suffering....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Katja Creutz defended the doctoral dissertation entitled "State Responsibility in International Law: From Paradigm to Periphery" in the Faculty of Law,......

Senior Research Fellow András Rácz has published an article "Manifestations of Russia's Great Power Interests in the Central European Region, and Its Effects on the Visegrad Cooperation" in an......

The FIIA China Research Days, October 22-23, will examine the domestic and global ramifications of China’s dreams in the Xi Jinping era from political, economic and security-related perspectives. We......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz's has written together with Edit Inotai an article about the Riga Summit that took place in May. The article was published on June 18th. Rácz and......

As the EU is preparing to take further steps towards elaborating an integrated and coherent Arctic policy, it seems an opportune moment to elucidate and analyse developments related to the political......

András Rácz and Botond Feledy wrote about Hungary's foreign and security policy in Carnagie Europe's Capitals Series. According to them, Hungary is caught in an increasingly unsustainable balancing......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta's new book was published on June 17th. The book is called "National and State Identity in Turkey: The Transformation of the Republic's Status in......

FIIA participated in organising the third Kultaranta Talks on 14-15 June and will organise a panel in SuomiAreena in Pori on 17 July. Director Teija Tiilikainen will compile a report to the OSCE......

Senior Research Fellows at the Institute Anna Kronlund and Charly Salonius-Pasternak edited the latest issue of the Kosmopolis journal. Kosmopolis journal focuses on peace, conflict and world......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Katri Pynnöniemi wrote an article that was published in Maanpuolustus on June 10th. Pynnöniemi writes about the Russian ways of influence by informing and the......

An article written by Kristi Raik, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, based on the results of European thought leaders’ visit to Ukraine which was organized by the Institute of World Policy in......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta's new article was published in the Turkey Analyst on June 3rd. Can the Islamic-Conservative, utopian state project endure? This is the crucial......

Research Fellow at the Institute Veera Laine has written an article that was published in Baltic Rim Economies on May 29th (3/2015, p. 25). She writes about the use of the Russians living abroad in......

Senior Research Fellow András Rácz wrote an article about the Visegrad cooperation. The article was published in L'Europe en formation on May 25th. Regarding the relations with Russia, the four......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, Dr. Sinikukka Saari has been invited to the Editorial Board of a new academic journal, 'Russian Politics'....

President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will host a debate on foreign and security policy at Kultaranta in mid-June. The third Kultaranta talks will be held on 14–15 June 2015 at the President’s......

Finnish Foreign Policy Papers series, published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), is designed to advance scholarship and debate on issues related to Finnish foreign policy.......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes will give a lecture "The State of EU-Russian Relations: Have they passed the point of no return" as the annual Schuman lecture in Maastricht on Thursday 7 May.......

A number of commemorative events are planned for later this year to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Marco Siddi writes that......

The Ukraine crisis has strengthened Western resolve and left Russia in a vulnerable position, writes visiting senior fellow Michael Haltzel in his newest article about Russia, Ukraina crisis and......

Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute Noora Kotilainen wrote a chapter to a new book about the animal question, "Eläimet yhteiskunnassa" (Animals in Society), published by Into. In her chapter......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz wrote an article about the Russia-policy of Hungary. The article was published in Russkii Vopros on April 13th. In the article Rácz discusses the......

Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute Michael Haltzel wrote an article about the Nordic countries' security situation. The article was published in The Huffington Post on April 15th. The article is......

The Director of The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Teija Tiilikainen has been assigned to a high level group established by the European Commission (Group of Personalities). The group is......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Sinikukka Saari wrote an article about the Russian public diplomacy. The article was published in the Diplomat Magazine Border Crossing on April 1st....

Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute Noora Kotilainen wrote an article about the NATO debate in Finland. The article was based on a recent book by Raimo Pesonen ("Nato hampaankolossa") and was......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Antto Vihma has written a scientific article about the global climate governance landscape. The article was published in MIT Press Global Environmental Politics......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Wolfgang Mühlberger wrote an article about the North African militaries role in the Arab Spring. The article was published in Sicherheit & Frieden (S+F) on......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta wrote an article on the Turkish "Justice and Development Party" (AKP). The article was published in Turkey Analyst nro 6 on March 25th. Alaranta......

T​he Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs won two prizes at the Edit Magazine Awards 2014 organized by the Finnish Periodical Publishers’ Association....

Senior Visiting Fellow Mari Neuvonen wrote an article about the Israeli election results. The article was published in politiikasta.fi -portal on March 26th....

Director Tiilikainen has been appointed to an eminent panel. FIIA’s Center on US Politics and Power will organise its 2nd Summer Session in September. Meanwhile, FIIA has taken on projects on German......

Seal the long-stalled EU Mercosur trade deal or accept Brazil’s and South America’s turn to China and away from a liberal world order, argues Mikael Wigell, Senior Research Fellow at the......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Harri Mikkola wrote an article to a financial magazine called "OPn talouslehti Chydenius" (1/2015). Mikkola writes about the unsure future of the Arctic, and......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Antto Vihma and Visiting Senior Fellow Michael Haltzel wrote an article together with the CEEPR Executive Director Michael Mehling about the South Stream......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Bart Gaens wrote a chapter together with Henry Vogt to a recent book "The European Union and Japan: A new chapter in civilian cower cooperation?". The chapter......

The Center for US Politics and Power (CUSPP) at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs will organise the second CUSPP Summer Session on 9–12 September 2015, in Helsinki and Tallinn. The......

Program Director at the Institute Mika Aaltola's column in Suomen Kuvalehti (SK 10/2015) analyzes Russian situation and Obama's foreign policy....

Assistant Researcher at the Institute Teemu Rantanen has participated in the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015, a project assessing European foreign policy performance. The Scorecard is published......

Institute's Director Teija Tiilikainen wrote an article about security policy's role in Finland's upcoming general election. The article was published in Europe's World on February 23rd....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Antto Vihma wrote a working paper together with Johannes Urpilainen. The working paper is called "Soft cooperation in the shadow of distributional conflict? A......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Bart Gaens wrote an article about Japan's security policies formulated last summer and China's role in them. The policies were aimed at enabling Japan to adapt......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Bart Gaens wrote an article about the European sanction policy for Myanmar. The article was published in Asia Peacebuilding Initiatives in December....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Wolfgang Mühlberger is one of the writers of a recent ISSUE Report "Arab futures: Three scenarios for 2025"....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute András Rácz wrote an analyze article in Aamulehti on January 28th. He argues that Ukraine and Russia are at war....

The Institute's Director Teija Tiilikainen wrote an article to a recently published Festschrift in honor of Professor Kari Palonen - "In Debate with Kari Palonen". Tiilikainen's article is called......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta's recent article about AKP was published in The Turkey Analyst....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Anna Kronlund wrote an article to a recently published Festschrift in honor of Professor Kari Palonen - "In Debate with Kari Palonen". Kronlund's article is......

Senior Research Fellow Kristi Raik has co-edited a new book together with Rosa Balfour and Caterina Carta. The book is titled "The European External Action Service and National Foreign Ministries:......

OSCE has confirmed the composition of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project. The Panel will be chaired by Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and it will consist of 15......

FIIA will launch a 18-month research project on international interdependencies and Finland's security of supply in February. The project is partly funded by the National Emergency Supply Agency of......

Parliament has appointed new members to the FIIA Board for 2015-2019. The Board, in turn, has appointed the Scientific Advisory Council for 2015-2017. FIIA is taking part in a research project on......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, Kristi Raik's article "Renaissance of realism, a new stage of Europeanization, or both? Estonia, Finland and EU foreign policy" has been published in......

In its plenary session on 18 November, the Parliament appointed new members to the FIIA Board....

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Kristi Raik published a comment on the EU–Russia relations on European Council on Foreign Relations' website on November 18th. According to her, the time may......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Katri Pynnöniemi published an article on president Medvedev's campaign for Russia's technological modernization in Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Niklas Helwig and Carolin Rüger published a comment in EurActiv on the new EU High Representative Feredica Mogherini. According to Helwig and Rüger, there are......

The Center on US Politics and Power at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs will organize a US research day in Helsinki on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The topic of the event is “Challenged......

Ulkopoliittisen instituutin Yhdysvaltojen politiikan ja vallan tutkimuskeskus järjestää monitieteisen Yhdysvaltojen tutkimuksen päivän Helsingissä tiistaina 24.02.2015. Konferenssin tavoitteena......

Visiting Researcher Noora Kotilainen has co-edited a book entitled Binaries in Battle: Representations of Division and Conflict....

Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens has published an article “Japan, Europe and East Asian regionalism” in Liu Jianhui and Sano Mayuko (eds), Rethinking ‘Japanese Studies' from Practices in the......

Senior Research Fellow Bart Gaens commented on Japan's new policy on collective self-defense in japantoday.com....

Adjunct Professor Teija Tiilikainen has been granted a second five-year term as the Director of the Institute. A research project on the Eurasian Economic Union predicts an uphill struggle for......

Programme Director at the Institute Mika Aaltola published an article titled "Forward Resilience and Networked Capabilities: Finland’s Softer Power Tools in the Wake of Ukraine" in a publication by......

Programme Director at the Institute Arkady Moshes discussed international relations with the editor of NATO Review Paul King at Riga's security policy conference on September 14th. According to......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Kristi Raik published in Goverment Gazette in July 2014 an article on EU's strategic power in Ukraine. According to her, the Ukraine crisis pushes EU to......

Programme Director at the Institute Juha Jokela wrote the chapter "EU turvallisuus- ja globaalipoliittisena toimijana" in the textbook Johdatus Euroopan unionin politiikkaan published by the......

Senior Research Fellow Katri Pynnöniemi's article has been published in Vestnik, an academic journal published by Saint Petersburg University. The article deals with the modern international......

Programme Director Arkady Moshes analyzises Lukashenko's 20 years in head on Belarussia in a new policy memo published by PONARS Eurasia on August 8th. Publications title is "Belarus’ Renewed......

The Board of The Finnish Institute of International Affairs has nominated Adjunct Professor Teija Tiilikainen the Director of the institute for the next five year term. Dr Tiilikainen has been the......

Programme Director at the Institute Mika Aaltola published an article on Politiikasta.fi on July 31st on foreign policy research and information production and compared the situation in Finland and......

Research Assistant at the Institute Teemu Rantanen authored the chapter on Finland in the Berlin-based Institut für Europäische Politik's (IEP) EU-28 Watch. The publication monitors debates on EU......

Research Fellow at the Institute Tuomas Iso-Markku published on June 26th CEPS's EPIN Commentary titled "Euroscepticism vs. political pragmatism: The Finns Party tones down its criticism of the EU".......

Programme Director at the Institute Juha Jokela published an article on the possible exit of the UK from the European Union titled "Britain Outside Europe? The Finnish View" in IP Journal on June......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Toni Alaranta published an article titled "The AKP's Shallow 'Liberalism' Exposed" in The Turkey Analyst on Turkey's ruling party AKP's policy....

Research Fellow at the Institute Juha Käpylä co-authored an article on humanitarian activity with Denis Kennedy, published in the Cambridge University Press journal International Theory in July 2014......

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute Katri Pynnöniemi wrote about the use of metaphors in Finnish foreign policy in her column published on Politiikasta.fi...