Niinistö: Finland missed opportunity to join NATO 20 years ago
byFinnish President Sauli Niinistö told the Washington Post in a weekend interview that “it would have been a very easy step” for Finland to…
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Markov: Baltic States Should Be Very Afraid Of Russia
byIn an interview with Swedish national television, SVT, Russian political scientist and “personal advisor” to Vladimir Putin, Sergey Markov, has said that while Sweden…
Finnish demonstrators gather to block construction of Russian-funded nuclear power plant
by“The thing that has annoyed me most in this discussion is a certain attitude, even Russophobia, that has been evident in several speeches,” Stubb…
A Timeline of Renewed Finlandization
byTracking Finnish foreign policy as it ricochets wildly between East and West has become a challenge for even the most seasoned observers of Finnish…
YLE: Finland at a crossroads developing new Russia policy
byFinland’s approach to Russia is at a crossroads. After decades of following the Paasikivi-Kekkonen doctrine, which held thatFinland should always be seen by Russia…
Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers demand release of Eston Kohver from Russia
byNordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers met in Tallinn on Friday where they issued a stern statement demanding the release of Estonian officer Eston Kohver…
Finland requests Russian explanation for air space incursions
byFinnish Defence Minister Carl Haglund said Monday that Finland had not yet received any explanation from Russia over suspected air space violations by Russian…
Sofi Oksanen: Knowledge is a cheap and universal weapon
byBelow is the text of Sofi Oksanen’s remarks at the International Conference on “The Legacy of Totalitarianism Today” in the Parliament of The Czech…
Security in Northern Europe after the collapse of the Helsinki Final Act
byEurope should realize that once the rules of the Helsinki accords no longer hold in relation with just one signatory, the situation has changed…