In the media

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......

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......

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......

"There’s a bit of curiosity in Germany to see how Finland handles the rise of populists and the True Finns”, stated Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig in an interview with News Now Finland......

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......

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....

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......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak's comments related to president Putin's visit to Helsinki in August were referred to in an article by News Now Finland 12.9.Salonius-Pasternak......

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....

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'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......

FIIA's Programme Director Arkady Moshes was quoted in an article by News Now Finland (17.5) on Russia's role in the Council of Europe.Article available from this link....

Senior Research Fellow Harri Mikkola assessed Finland's Arctic Council chairmanship in a news article by News Now Finland (5.5). Mikkola noted for instance that "Trump’s negative stance towards......

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 Charly Salonius-Pasternak was interviewed by LRT.lt (24.4) on Finland's security strategies outside and alongside NATO.Link to the article....

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......

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......

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....

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell was interviewed by McClatchy DC (1.2) to an article on recent developments regarding Russia's role in the Venezuela crisis.On the issue of Russian desire......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Mikael Wigell commented on the relationship between Russia and Venezuela in an interview for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (24.1). On a question regarding direct......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Jyrki Kallio gave an interview on Sauli Niinistö's, President of the Republic of Finland, state visit to China to Yle uutiset (14.1.). Article "Finnish president makes......

FIIA's Visiting Senior Fellow Leo Michel was interviewed by MTV Uutiset (9.11.) to story on arms control agreements. Leo Michel at 2:10, Leo Michel in English, otherwise in Finnish. ...

FIIA's Director Teija Tiilikainen was interviewed to article "EU center-right plots strategy ahead of key election" by Columbia Basin Herald (7.11.). The article concerned the European People's Party......

Director Teija Tiilikainen was interviewed to news on the visit of the Kazakh President in Helsinki by News Now Finland (17.10.)....

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Wolfgang Mühlberger was interviewed to op-ed published in Asia Times (13.9.). Op-ed's title was "After Syria’s partition, will Xinjiang be destabilized?"....

News Now Finland (29.8.) interviewed Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku to article entitled "Bonjour: Emmanuel Macron Arrives In Finland Looking For New Friends In The North". “I guess for France,......

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau was interviewed to article "President Niinistö Heads To Sochi For Talks With Putin" by News Now Finland (22.8.). “One thing I can say is that we can......

Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen commented on Sino-Russian cooperation in security issues in South China Morning Post on 9 August....

Director Teija Tiilikainen was interviewed by Helsingin Sanomat on a possible meeting between the US and Russian presidents in Helsinki and the interview was quoted by Yle News (27.6.). ""The......

Research Fellow Matti Pesu was quoted in article on the 6th annual Kultaranta talks published by Yle News (17.6.). ...

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.......

Programme Director Mika Aaltola was interviewed by Yle News (7.6.) to article "US and Russian top military brass to meet in Helsinki"...

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". ...

Article "Russian infowar targets transatlantic bonds" written by Visiting Senior Fellow Sofie Eisentraut and Bret Schafer has been published by The Cipher Brief (30 March 2018)....

Finland’s political leaders will be watching carefully today, to see if other EU countries announce sanctions against Russia, over the nerve agent attack in England earlier this month (News Now......

News Now Finland (14.3.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to article "Finland Reacts To Escalating UK – Russia Tensions"....

“In terms of foreign policy, this is probably the most inactive government we’ve had in years and it’s partly due to Sipilä himself. He’s an engineer by background so it’s not that he......

Director Teija Tiilikainen commented on the Munich Security Conference to Helsingin Sanomat (19.2). "There is tremendous potential for conflict in world politics at the moment, and much......

Second Line of Defense (14.2.) interviewed Matti Pesu to "Shaping a way ahead for the defense of Finland: the perspective of a Finnish research analyst"....

Yle News (7.2.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to an article that was entitled "US State Dept OKs possible missile sale to Finland in deal valued at 580m euros". ...

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

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......

Foreign Policy (18.1.) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak to article entitled "Inside a European Center to Combat Russia’s Hybrid Warfare". The article focused on the......

"Matti Pesu, a visiting research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, believes the candidates have relatively clear-cut stances on Nato. “Maybe the campaigns and debates have......