On September 4-7, 2016, Helsinki became the venue for the 5th meeting of young leaders on Ukraine and security in the Euro-Atlantic. The participants discussed the outcomes of the NATO summit in Warsaw, new guidelines in the Finnish foreign policy, cybersecurity, the meaning and future of the Helsinki principles and many other issues. They also met with representatives of the Finnish ministries and agencies and took part in a series of roundtables.
On September 4-7, 2016, Helsinki became the venue for the 5th meeting of young leaders on Ukraine and security in the Euro-Atlantic.
The participants discussed the outcomes of the NATO summit in Warsaw, new guidelines in the Finnish foreign policy, cybersecurity, the meaning and future of the Helsinki principles and many other issues. They also met with representatives of the Finnish ministries and agencies and took part in a series of roundtables.
The event was attended by young leaders from Russia, the EU, the U.S. and Ukraine, as well as NGOs, think tanks, university and business community.
RIAC was represented by Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Program Manager Natalia Evtikhevich.
In 2014, the European Leadership Network, (ELN), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and RIAC formed a Young Experts Group meant to focus on steps for Euro-Atlantic security, with meetings in 2014-2016 held in Sofia, Riga, Sarajevo and Brussels.
