Finnish Historians: Former Finnish Foreign Minister An Operative of Russian intelligence
byProfessor and former Finnish ambassador, Alpo Rusi and the former party secretary of The Finnish Centre Party, author Jarmo Korhonen have published a new…
Analysis
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…
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…
Helmets for Peace!
byDuring crises it’s essential that we look each other in the eye. To see and recognize ourselves as the humans we are and 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…
Kremlin Identifies Former Estonian KGB Henchman, Charged With Genocide As “Soviet Hero”
byThe Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs tweeted an infographic Wednesday, identifying a former Estonian KGB henchman, Arnold Meri, as a hero of the “Soviet…
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,…
Americans in The Baltics: Two Centuries of Diplomacy, Intrigue and Friendship Part II
byThe second part of a two part series looking at the history of US-Baltic diplomatic relations over two centuries. The first part is available…