The Russian science, technology and innovation (STI) system is geared towards global geoeconomic competitiveness and is based on three S’s: […]
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The Russian science, technology and innovation (STI) system is geared towards global geoeconomic competitiveness and is based on three S’s: […]
Read moreOn September 22 2021, TEPSA has organized, alongside its partners, the first of four University Debate, in Finnish, on the […]
Read moreWhat is the EU’s current climate plan? How does it stack up against the threat of permanent and irreversible climate […]
Read moreIn January 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a set of constitutional amendments, aiming to secure the continuity of his […]
Read moreConflict-related damage to the environment has become widespread and causes sustained harm to public health, ecosystems, and peacebuilding. The International […]
Read moreAs economic policy has become a key strategic means in great-power rivalry, states are attempting to control the economic networks […]
Read moreArmed conflicts around the world have continued largely unabated, irrespective of the global pandemic. Despite influencing conflict-affected contexts, the pandemic […]
Read moreThe latest clash between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan casts a shadow over the region’s already fragile security situation. The simmering conflict […]
Read moreCountries with geostrategic stakes in Myanmar have reacted in different ways to the military coup of 1 February 2021 and […]
Read moreSolidarity entered the COVID-19 political rhetoric immediately after the belated pandemic declaration in March 2020. Since then, it has been […]
Read moreThe EU’s new trade strategy instrumentalizes trade policy more forcefully in order to promote EU values such as democracy and […]
Read moreThe EU is caught up in a debate over whether to increase its autonomy with regard to the wider world. […]
Read moreThis year the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) celebrates a double anniversary. The Institute was established by the Parliament […]
Read moreIsrael’s two-year government crisis was not conclusively resolved in the 23 March election. Netanyahu has led the country to the […]
Read moreFormerly comprising the nuclear relationship between Russia and the US, Russia’s redefined concept of strategic stability includes all forms of […]
Read moreIn his recent op-ed, President Sauli Niinistö reintroduced the idea of an Arctic summit. The timing of the meeting could […]
Read moreComprehensive internal reforms, along with security cooperation, are a key pillar of West-Ukraine interaction. Thus far, however, the Western effort […]
Read moreThe ratification process for the EU’s new investment agreement with China is expected to be very difficult. Although the aim […]
Read moreThere are seven megatrends shaping the future of Africa. These include population growth, urbanization, climate change, democratization, protracted conflict, connectivity […]
Read moreRussia’s role in international climate policy is central. Russia is the fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide and has vast […]
Read moreCheck the newly published FIIA newsletter that discusses topics like FIIA turning 60, how Ban Ki-moon and Federica Mogherini will […]
Read moreThe grand trajectory of the United States has shifted from leader to vocal sceptic of trade integration. Joe Biden is […]
Read moreThe relief in Europe following Joe Biden’s election has been tempered by uncertainty as to how the new administration might […]
Read moreAt the core of the Eastern Mediterranean conflict is the increasing competition between Greece and the Republic of Cyprus on […]
Read moreIn 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump launched an unprecedented electoral manipulation campaign in an attempt to secure […]
Read moreThe EU is determined to maintain the transatlantic bond, while Russia tends to interpret the EU’s strategic autonomy precisely as […]
Read moreMyanmar’s generals cited election fraud as the motive behind their coup. However, as the country’s transition during the past decade […]
Read moreRetaining its position from last year, TEPSA ranks among the 10 best think tank networks in the world in the […]
Read moreAs president, Joe Biden will seek to re-establish US global leadership through serious engagement and cooperation; at a global level, […]
Read moreFor Belarus and Ukraine, relations with China have become of profound importance in recent years, and China’s involvement with those […]
Read moreEn-Nahda’s participation in Tunisia’s post-revolutionary politics triggered an adaptive process, reflecting a transition from theoretical elaborations to political practice. Switching […]
Read moreMarco Siddi’s (FIIA, Finland) and Riccardo Alcaro’s (IAI, Italy) policy paper ”Differentiation in EU Foreign and Security Policy: EU Lead […]
Read morePublic anxiety over the Covid-19 crisis grew steadily from January 2020 onwards. As the fatalities increased in Europe, public attention […]
Read moreIn 2021, major symbolic changes are expected to be made to European migration and border policies, as Frontex standing corps […]
Read moreThe Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) hosted three intensive days of experts […]
Read moreMarco Siddi’s (FIIA, Finland) and Riccardo Alcaro’s (IAI, Italy) policy paper ”Differentiation in EU Foreign and Security Policy: EU Lead […]
Read moreWhat do national stakeholders think about differentiated integration? To answer this question, in the framework of the InDivEU project TEPSA […]
Read moreIn 2021, major symbolic changes are expected to be made to European migration and border policies, as Frontex standing corps […]
Read moreUnder the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan has embarked on a moderate reform programme that aims to achieve socio-economic […]
Read moreThis Working Paper analyzes the current debate on EU strategic autonomy among European policymakers and think-tankers and evaluates it against […]
Read moreThe government reports on foreign and security policy have become a well-established and recognized practice in which the Government of […]
Read moreChina and Russia are jointly advancing their shared interests in the international arena and are building up cooperation in the […]
Read moreSpeculation is rife that China could take advantage of the potential confusion during the US presidential election and invade Taiwan. […]
Read moreTuesday 10 November 2020, 11:30-13:00 (CET) / 12:30-14:00 (EET) The debate on the future of Europe has gained a new […]
Read moreThe European Union is renewing its Concept on Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities after more than a decade. The […]
Read moreA key issue dominating Iran’s foreign policy agenda is the future of the Iran nuclear deal with regard to the […]
Read moreAnna-Kaisa Hiltunen, acting Managing Editor and Head of Research Communications at FIIA, received the State Award for Public Information for […]
Read moreAs the EU is looking to strengthen its relations with Africa, the Sahel is set to be among its priorities. […]
Read moreFinnish-Swedish defence cooperation has taken significant steps. Currently, the two countries engage in operative planning, which constitutes a significant part […]
Read moreThe US president has considerable power over the country’s foreign policy. The different worldviews espoused by President Trump and presidential […]
Read moreThe United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. We have compiled the most recent FIIA analysis […]
Read moreThis study analyzes Turkish foreign policy narratives generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and their intellectual and political context provided by […]
Read moreThis FIIA Finnish Foreign Policy Paper looks at the evolution of Finnish foreign and security policy during the country’s 25 […]
Read moreThe UN has achieved its aims with variable results. Thus far, the world has been spared another devastating world war, […]
Read moreThe global economy is gradually drifting in the direction of strategic capitalism. In contrast to the free market capitalism prevailing […]
Read moreDirector Mika Aaltola outlines new research focus areas for the next four years. FIIA and IEP will host the opening […]
Read moreSpeculation is rife that China could take advantage of the potential confusion during the US presidential election and invade Taiwan. […]
Read moreFinland is preparing a Strategic Programme for the Circular Economy this autumn. It offers an opportunity to strengthen policy coherence […]
Read morePeopleʼs grievances were not reflected in Russia’s regional elections this year. The Kremlin is reaping the benefits of increasingly blatant […]
Read moreNon-compliance and disputes between Russia and the US resulted in the US exiting the Open Skies Treaty. If Russia withdraws […]
Read moreDr. Teemu Tammikko is currently working at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in an exchange programme for government officials. Tammikko […]
Read moreThe idea of a ‘Middle East Helsinki Process’ has been raised as a potential collective security mechanism to help avoid […]
Read moreAlexander Lukashenko’s “victory” in the election cannot bridge the gap between the president and the modern part of Belarusian society. […]
Read moreThe United States and China are posited to be at the epicenter of an emerging and – by most accounts […]
Read moreDuring his first year as President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky prioritized presidential power-building. In order to do so, he relied […]
Read moreAnother policy paper on differentiation in the EU’s foreign, security and defence policies was published within the Horizon 2020 project […]
Read moreDirector Mika Aaltola acknowledges FIIA’s work during the pandemic. FIIA has released a record level of publications despite the exceptional […]
Read moreTerrorism is one of the most significant security threats in Europe. As it is transnational in character, countering it requires […]
Read moreUS Elections Untangled is a weekly podcast series by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs that dives deep into the big […]
Read moreThe rise of populism has disrupted established patterns of party competition in many Western societies. Related to this development, the […]
Read moreVoters’ trust in the American elections has eroded. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States, an alarming number […]
Read moreAntto Vihma, Leading Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has been granted funding from the Academy of Finland […]
Read moreOn 2 June 2020, the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs decided to appoint Counsellor for International Affairs […]
Read moreThe Finnish Institute of International Affairs will launch its new flagship event FIIA Forum on the 30 of September 2020. The topic […]
Read moreWhen Germany holds the EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2020, it faces a full European agenda and […]
Read moreThe European Union increasingly uses sanctions in order to respond to breaches of international norms and adverse security developments in […]
Read moreThe Finnish Institute of International Affairs has launched a 1-year research project on European strategic autonomy in a geoeconomic world […]
Read moreThis Working Paper analyses the main aspects of the European Green Deal proposed by the European Commission in December 2019. […]
Read moreDefence cooperation between Finland and Sweden has a history that far predates the most recent ‘reignition’ of 2014, and is […]
Read morePrior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council […]
Read moreIn this contribution to the ongoing TEPSA Explainers series, Juha Jokela from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) takes […]
Read moreTEPSA organised an online discussion on COVID-19: What do Eastern Partnership countries make out of EU support? China is […]
Read moreChanges in the security environment and Sweden’s related policy changes adopted in the early 2000s made large national-level planning and […]
Read moreTurkey’s increasing activity in Africa is part of its new foreign policy doctrine within which Turkey is conceptualized as a […]
Read moreIn December 2019, Myanmar defended itself before the International Court of Justice against genocide charges for the atrocities committed in […]
Read more“The COVID19 pandemic has subjected the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to a double ordeal. On the one hand, the question […]
Read moreFree movement within the Schengen Area has been challenged in recent years by national measures: from internal border checks after […]
Read moreCOVID19 has revealed the risks of Europe’s global dependencies in strategic sectors and intensified the debate on European strategic autonomy. […]
Read moreChina has garnered international goodwill by aiding countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. China is in a position to […]
Read moreIn Iran, the response to the coronavirus pandemic would require cooperation but is marred by the politicization of the crisis. […]
Read moreThus far, Italy has been the EU member most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the first one […]
Read moreSince the Euromaidan Revolution, self-identification and attitudes within Ukrainian society have changed profoundly. This report takes stock of the identity […]
Read moreIn Russia, the confirmed COVID-19 infections have been suspiciously few. The official numbers do not reflect reality as there has […]
Read moreCOVID-19 is the latest blow to the ailing liberal international order (LIO). More clearly than the succession of trials the […]
Read moreThe first FIIA Newsletter of 2020 includes the latest FIIA analysis on Covid-19 and new FIIA research projects running on […]
Read moreCOVID-19 highlights the relevance of sharing information at a time of crisis. The revision of International Health Regulations in 2005 […]
Read moreTo address COVID19, Finland has activated its Emergency Powers Act for the first time ever. While the outcome remains uncertain, […]
Read moreAmongst a deteriorating security policy environment, a more assertive Russia, and an increasingly competitive global milieu marked by great power […]
Read moreOld certainties about the inevitability of democratic progress are as much under threat from illiberal populists in established democracies as […]
Read moreSince late 2019, the world has sought – frantically at times – to appropriate policies for responding to the coronavirus […]
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