06/14/2021
FIIA Newsletter 2/2021
FIIA celebrates its 60th anniversary. Geo-economic risk will be discussed in an upcoming webinar. FIIA takes part in Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2021....
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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......
FIIA's Visiting Research Professor Carla Norrlof was interviewed by Foreign Affairs to a debate article (9 June). The debate statement was: The pandemic will empower China at the expense of the United......
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......
