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…
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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,…
Baltic Security: An Interivew with Latvian General Raimonds Graube (ret)
byRetired Latvian Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Raimons Graube talks about the current Baltic Sea security environment and the importance of NATO and Canada’s…
Helmet: Between War and Peace
byExcerpts from the catalogue of Külli Suitso’s series “Helmets” On Display at Tartu Kunstimaja 27.07.2017-19.08.2017 Imbi Paju, writer and filmmaker Author of “Memories Denied”,…
Americans in The Baltics: Two Centuries of Diplomacy, Intrigue and Friendship Part I
byThe first part of a two part series looking at the history of US-Baltic diplomatic relations over two centuries. Part two is available here….
Rejecting The Kremlin’s Falsification of History & Cult of Victory
byThis week, veterans groups and individuals gathered in cities around the world to participate in ceremonies marking the Allied liberation of Europe from Nazi…
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…
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…
Kadyrov Opens First Concentration Camp for Gays Since Hitler’s Times
byChechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has not only sponsored direct attacks on members of the LGBT community in his republic but has adopted a plan…