The Talsinki Tunnel: Channelling Chinese Interests into the Baltic Sea
China’s assertive foreign policy is best known for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Finland
Russians in Europe: Nobody’s Tool – The Examples of Finland, Germany and Estonia
This analysis calls for European governments to pay greater attention to the resilience of their societies, starting with the integration of minorities. It is also important to continue work to increase awareness of Russian influence.
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Erkki Bahovski to Danas: Finland is Taking Steps to Defend EU Unity and Values
“Ever since Finland joined the EU in 1995 it has always advocated the EU unity, because it helps Finland to withstand Russian pressure. So, it is very logical that Finland is taking these perhaps extremist steps to defend EU unity and values, because Hungary is clearly dismantling the EU unity and that, of course, is beneficial for Russia,” Erkki Bahovski, editor-in-chief of ICDS Diplomaatia magazine commented on the Hungarian-Finnish row to the Serbian daily newspaper Danas.
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Summary, Estonian Opinion Festival 2019: Global Power Struggle, Europe in the New World Order, New Threats
Estonia’s role in the world is not only related to our geographical location, instead, our future is increasingly shaped by global developments. Who will become a global superpower? What will be the position of Europe in the new world order – and Estonia’s place in that Europe? How should we face the new threats surrounding us? Is NATO the only answer?
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Rein Oidekivi on Kuku Radio: It Is Irrelevant to Ask Which Side Estonia Should Choose in the Tensions Between Finland and Hungary
“Estonia has good relations with both Finland and Hungary. It is irrelevant to ask which side Estonia should choose,” Rein Oidekivi, research fellow of ICDS commented in the Kuku radio programme Välismääraja staged and recorded on 10 August at the Estonian Opinion Festival 2019 and hosted by Erkki Bahovski, editor-in-chief of ICDS Diplomaatia magazine.
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Going Past Monopoly: Developing a Balanced Baltic Sea Regional Gas Market
In the last half-decade, the three Baltic states have made dramatic progress towards diversifying their energy supplies, especially of natural gas. This progress—brought about thanks to remarkable political will as well as improved regional cooperation—has resulted in considerable economic benefit while decreasing the three countries’ vulnerability to outside pressure. Yet, much remains to be done in order to complete the three countries’ internal markets.
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The Deal With the Taliban Is a Surrender
Over the years, the United States has supported the Afghan authorities in their talks with the insurgents.
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How to Talk About and With Russia? Estonia Has a Thing or Two to Learn From Finland
Estonian-Finnish relations are close and amicable, but there are things that Finns and Estonians find difficult to discuss. Relations with Russia are undoubtedly one of them: a sensitive subject for both states, it’s often hard to understand the other country’s actions. Estonia should, however, consider what we can learn from Finnish-Russian relations.
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Estonia Leaves UNIFIL
Estonia has announced that it will shortly discontinue its deployment of peacekeepers to the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.
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High-level Finnish and Swedish Support for NATO Membership
On 20 June 2018, seven Finnish and seven Swedish former ambassadors, journalists and military officers published a debate article advocating NATO membership for their two countries. The article was published in Svenska Dagbladet in Sweden and in several newspapers belonging to Lännen Mediat in Finland.
The article is printed below in an English translation.
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