Putin Wants to Ban All Non-Russian Oil & Gas Shipping on Northern Sea Route
byVladimir Putin on Thursday told key ministers and business leaders that he wants Russian-flagged ships to have the exclusive right to move oil and…
Analysis
Estonia’s Kremlin Friendly Voices in Russian State Media
byAn Estonian website has published a list of Estonians who frequently comment on EU-Russian and Estonian affairs in Russian state media. The website, propatstop.ee,…
Gays Being Attacked and Killed Across Russia, Not Just in Chechnya, New Study Shows
byLast spring, many in Russia and abroad focused on the mistreatment and even murder of LGBTs in Chechnya, a development that called attention to…
“For Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Should Not Exist” Says Russian Expert on Baltic Region
byNikolay Mezhevich, a St. Petersburg professor who heads the Russian Association of Baltic Research, says that “for Russia the [three Baltic] countries should not…
Are “Home Russians” Making A Return in Finland?
byThe next Russian ambassador to Finland, Pavel Kuznetsov, differs strongly from the long-serving, doctor of physics Alexander Rumyanstev, who has served as Russian ambassador…
Lustration, Finnish Security & The Pitfalls of Foreign Policy Analysis
byBy Pekka Virkki and Jukka Mallinen The public debate on foreign and security policy in Finland has often been characterized as vague, cautious, repetitive,…
Izborsky Club Calls for New Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact to Re-Divide Eastern Europe between Moscow and Berlin
byThe Izborsky Club, a group of Russian nationalist intellectuals that has often been extremely influential in the Kremlin of Vladimir Putin, is now calling…
“Fortuna” & The Finnish Style of Active Measures
byIn countering Russian non-linear wafare and so-called “hybrid operations”, the identification and publication of Kremlin-linked networks of influence is an essential act for every…
Finland: Rushing Intelligence
byThe Finnish government presented a bill last week for the country’s first law governing intelligence issues. The government is attempting to rush the law,…
Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region: LIVE STREAM
byUpNorth will be live streaming the Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region in Stockholm this Saturday. The aim of the conference is to…