Canadian Parliamentarian Calls Out Pro-Kremlin Organization
bySenior Canadian, Liberal Member of Parliament, John McKay, called out a Russian organization operating in Canada in a speech about Canada’s Magnitsky Legislation, which…
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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…
Solberg To Return As PM After Close Norwegian Election
byNorwegian media reports that Erna Solberg is set to continue as PM after a close election, with the Bourgeois coalition of the Conservatives, the…
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…
Nicholas Aylott: Swedish Government May Resign
byRadio Sweden reports that top Swedish government ministers gathered on Wednesday afternoon to discuss their response to the opposition’s no-confidence motion. Nicholas Aylott, told…
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…
Will Russia Interfere In The Finnish Presidential Election?
by“What is denied by the most aggressive way in public discussion, is always true; what is totally remained silence about, is always important. Disagreement…
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,…