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Monday, 19. December 2011  0 comment(s) |
 Marikki Stocchetti
Researcher - The European Union research programme Kehityspoliittinen ohjelma: kartta vai hyvien aikomusten ostoslista?Kehityspoliittinen toimenpideohjelma on eräänlainen kartta: poliittinen pelkistys moniulotteisesta todellisuudesta. Ilman karttaa ollaan eksyksissä, mutta samalla täytyy muistaa, etteivät kehitystarpeet muutu sen mukaan, ketkä kartan ovat laatineet. |
| Wednesday, 26. October 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Teemu Sinkkonen
Researcher - The European Union research programme ETA terrorists giving up, but will it last?The Basque terrorist organisation ETA has recently announced a “definitive cessation of armed activities”. Due to the long and problematic history of failed ceasefires and negotiations with the central government, the big question is; will this one last? |
| Tuesday, 23. August 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Noora Kotilainen
Visiting researcher- The Global Security research programme Afganistanista ei mitään uuttaSota Afganistanissa on perustunut alusta asti voimakkaasti mielikuviin. Nykysodissa onkin hyvin pitkälti kyse eri ryhmien vakuuttamisesta yleisesti hyväksytyin ja aikaan sopivin sanankääntein, sekä sodan markkinoinnista strategisen kommunikaation keinoin. Tarinat terrorismin voittamisesta, humaanista sodasta, ihmisoikeuksien ja tehokkaan hallinnon juurruttamisesta ja sodan voittamisesta Afganistanissa kuulostavat kuitenkin jo epäuskottavilta ja kymmenen vuoden sodankäynnin jälkeen lähinnä falskeilta. Lopulta Afganistanissa onkin enää kysymys siitä, miten länsi pääsisi pois tilanteesta menettämättä kasvojaan aivan totaalisesti. |
| Monday, 15. August 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Anaïs Marin
Researcher - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme Belarus: the silenced revolutionThe street protests that agitated Belarus in June-July failed to evolve into a massive popular uprising. Even if the “clapping revolution” fell apart, Lukashenka’s authoritarian regime won but one round in its fight for survival. |
| Friday, 15. July 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Katri Pynnöniemi
Researcher - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme Speaking the language of oligarchyAccording to Vedomosti newspaper (13 July 2011), President Medvedev is said to suggest at the meeting with the Russian business leaders that they should “choose, which road they want for Russia” – his or Putin’s. Medvedev’s impromptu campaign speech has again fueled speculations about Medvedev’s bid to second presidential term in office. |
| Thursday, 30. June 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Tiia Lehtonen
Researcher - The European Union research programme Poland longing for success in six months' timePoland will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union tomorrow, July 1st. As an ambitious, large, relatively new and yet mature member state, Poland strives after joining the club of heavyweight players in the EU. |
| Friday, 20. May 2011 1 comment(s) |
 Sinikukka Saari
Researcher - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme Virtuaalipolitiikka voi hyvin VenäjälläOligarkki-Prohorovin päätös asettua oppositiopuolueen johtoon ei tarkoita politiikan pelisääntöjen muutosta Venäjällä. Päinvastoin - se kertoo siitä, että Kremlin harjoittama virtuaalipolitiikka elää ja voi hyvin. |
| Monday, 16. May 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Arkady Moshes
Programme Director - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme EU-Russia: do we need numbers to tell the difference between a success and a failure?The ECFR has recently published a study that arithmetically measures a variety of European foreign policy themes. Among the themes that were measured were the EU's relations with Russia. |
| Monday, 2. May 2011 0 comment(s) |
 Charly Salonius-Pasternak
Researcher - The Global Security research programme The impact of Osama Bin Laden’s death on ISAFOsama Bin Laden’s death will have a number of consequences. One of them is likely to be that it will become more difficult to sustain the U.S. effort in Afghanistan. |
| Friday, 29. April 2011 0 comment(s) |
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Katri Pynnöniemi
Researcher - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme The end of discussion?At the moment, three interrelated questions dominate the debate about Russian politics. Will the Prime Minister Putin return as a president after 2012? What are the President Medvedev’s chances to stay in power for the second term? Last but not least, are we witnessing a growing schism between the two? |