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Santa’s New Neighbor: NATO in Lapland

... Minister Petteri Orpo, he attended the summer meeting of the National Coalition Party's ministerial group in Rovaniemi, the administrative centre of Finland's northernmost region. Where exactly and when will NATO's growing presence in the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” be deployed? How is Finland integrating into NATO? Jan Oberg: The Nordic Сountries: More Militarism and Confrontation Where Creativity, Security and Peace Were Eminently Possible Suomi became NATO's 31 st member on April 4, 2023, preceded by months of negotiations and ...

17.09.2024

Is Global Icebreaker Race Imminent?

The ICE alliance has more geopolitical and geostrategic rationale than economic On July 11, 2024, on the margins of the NATO Summit in Washington, the US, Canada and Finland announced a new trilateral consortium—the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact—with an explicit intention to challenge Russia and China in icebreaker construction and deployment. It is expected that by the end of 2024 the three nations ...

29.07.2024

NATO’s Cheek by Russia’s Jowl

Which trends seen in the West reflect Finland’s and Sweden’s possible entry into NATO Much has been said and written about the likely consequences of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. A legion of analysts have already assessed the changing balance of power in the Baltic Sea, the new ...

17.05.2022

East Office and Nordic West Office Conference "US-Russia Rivalry and the Nordic Companies"

On May 20, 2021, East Office in partnership with the Nordic West Office hosted an online conference on "US-Russia Rivalry and the Nordic Companies." On May 20, 2021, East Office (an association of large Finnish businesses operating in Russia) in partnership with the Nordic West Office (an international global affairs consultancy and think tank serving large Scandinavian businesses) hosted an online conference on "US-Russia Rivalry and the Nordic Companies." The discussion was...

22.05.2021

Andrey Kortunov Makes a Speech at 5th Annual «Helsinki Summer Session»

On August 21–22, Finland hosted 5th Annual «Helsinki Summer Session», an annual international expert meeting held by Finish Institute of International Affairs as part of the implementation of the Finnish Government Plan for Analysis, Assessment, and Research activities ...

22.08.2018

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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