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Mika Aaltola
Mika Aaltola
Academy of Finland Research Fellow

mika.aaltolaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 758

U.S domestic and foreign affairs, major-power relations, religion and world politics, humanitarianism, politics of international health, Finnish foreign policy

Toby Archer
Toby Archer
Researcher

toby.archerupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 721

European internal security; terrorism and radicalization; Muslim communities in Europe; migration, immigration and integration.

Timo Behr
Timo Behr
Researcher

timo.behrupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 722

EU Mediterranean and Middle East Policy French and German Foreign and Security Policies Development of CFSP and ESDP

Henrikki Heikka
Henrikki Heikka
Senior Researcher

henrikki.heikkaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 742
Mobile +358 50 3731 747

Transatlantic relations, Finnish foreign policy, security in Northern Europe, Russian foreign policy, risk analysis, scenario analysis

Maija Hyypiä
Maija Hyypiä
Research Assistant

maija.hyypiaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 759

Russia in the Finnish media

Maria  Jokela
Maria Jokela
Researcher

maria.jokelaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 747

Baltic Sea regional development, environmental policy, environmental protection, energy security

Juha Jokela
Juha Jokela
Programme Director - The European Union research programme

juha.jokelaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 720

EU’s Foreign and Security Policy; EU’s Asia Policy; Global Governance and the G20

Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
Research Assistant

andrew.jonesupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 734

Chinese policy in Africa

Jyrki Kallio
Jyrki Kallio
Senior Adviser

jyrki.kallioupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 746

Chinese political culture and societal trends

Liisa Kohonen
Liisa Kohonen
Tutkimusassistentti

liisa.kohonenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206111741
Mobile +358 403507084

Urbanisation in China; Current issues in Chinese politics

Vadim Kononenko
Vadim Kononenko
Researcher

vadim.kononenkoupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 751

Russian foreign policy, Russia-EU relations, Russia's business interests

Kaisa  Korhonen
Kaisa Korhonen
Researcher

kaisa.korhonenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 725

Nordic cooperation, European integration theory, European Union institutional reform, EU foreign policy

Anna Korppoo
Anna Korppoo
Programme Director - The International Politics of Natural Resources and the Environment research programme

anna.korppooupi-fiia.fi
Mobile +358 50 530 1665

International climate policy and politics, Russian climate and energy efficiency policies, Ukrainian climate policy and politics

Noora Kotilainen
Noora Kotilainen
Visiting researcher

noora.kotilainenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206111738
Mobile +358 40 4814004

Visual culture of war and crisis, Public diplomacy, Visual representations and image politics, Humanity politics, Humanitarianism, Human rights

Kristian Kurki
Kristian Kurki
Research Assistant

kristian.kurkiupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 717
Mobile +358 40 485 9522

Japanese domestic, foreign and security policy; East Asian international affairs

Tiia Lehtonen
Tiia Lehtonen
Researcher

tiia.lehtonenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 723

Institutional development and reform in the EU, Treaty revision negotiations and ratification processes, small member states, intergovernmental decision-making

Mari Luomi
Mari Luomi
Researcher

mari.luomiupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 733

Gulf monarchies; international relations and geopolitics in the Gulf; climate change and security in the Middle East

Arkady Moshes
Arkady Moshes
Programme Director - Russia in the Regional and Global Context research programme

arkady.moshesupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 750

Russian-European relations, Russia's policy towards the Western CIS and Baltic states, Internal and foreign policy of Ukraine and Belarus

Matti Nojonen
Matti Nojonen
Programme Director - Transformation of the World Order

matti.nojonenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 731

Chinese national strategic culture, China's economic policies, internationalization of Chinese companies and economy, Sino-US strategic dependency and competition

Lotta Numminen
Lotta Numminen
Researcher

lotta.numminenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 736

The Arctic and the North Atlantic regions, Resource management, environmental change and sustainable development, Settlement pattern development in the Arctic

Johanna Nykänen
Johanna Nykänen
Research Assistant

johanna.nykanenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 726
Mobile +358 403 522 383

Turkey and Western Balkans, Kurdish question, nationalism

Mia Pihlajamäki
Mia Pihlajamäki
Researcher

mia.pihlajamakiupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 745
on parental leave

Environmental policy, marine sciences, sustainable development indicators

Katri Pynnöniemi
Katri Pynnöniemi
Researcher

katri.pynnoniemiupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 752

Russia's political economy and integration in global economy, Russian infrastructure policies, change of Russian political system

Sinikukka Saari
Sinikukka Saari
Researcher

sinikukka.saariupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 20 611 1753

Political developments in Russia, Russian foreign policy, international democracy promotion, EU’s Eastern Partnership, Council of Europe, OSCE

Charly Salonius-Pasternak
Charly Salonius-Pasternak
Researcher

charly.salonius-pasternakupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 744

Strategic thinking and armed forces of the United States, peacekeeping and crisis management

Thomas Spencer
Thomas Spencer
Research Assistant

thomas.spencerupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 739

Russian Climate Policy; Forests, Land-Use and Climate; Global Climate Policy

Tanja Tamminen
Tanja Tamminen
Researcher

tanja.tamminenupi-fiia.fi
Currently seconded by the state of Finland to the EULEX operation in Kosovo.

EU-Western Balkans, Stabilisation and Association Process, ESDP operations in the Balkans, Kosovo, EU enlargement

Kristian Tangen
Kristian Tangen
Senior Adviser

Telephone +47 924 69 400

Political and market aspects of the Kyoto Protocol; Emissions trading.

Teija Tiilikainen
Teija Tiilikainen
Director; Editor in chief, Ulkopolitiikka (Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs)

teija.tiilikainenupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 701

Euroopan integraatio ja aatehistoria; EU:n poliittiset instituutiot sekä yhteinen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikka; eurooppalainen turvallisuuspoliittinen järjestelmä; Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikka.

Igor Torbakov
Igor Torbakov
Senior Researcher

igor.torbakovupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 754

Russian nationalism and nationality policies, Russia’s policies towards the CIS member-states, Russian-Ukrainian relations, Russian-Turkish relations, Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy, Russia-EU relations

Antto Vihma
Antto Vihma
Researcher

antto.vihmaupi-fiia.fi
Mobile +358 50 3724568

Global climate governance; Climate negotiations and strategies; Developing countries and climate change

Barbara Zanchetta
Barbara Zanchetta
Researcher

barbara.zanchettaupi-fiia.fi
Telephone +358 206 111 735

U.S. foreign policy; Transatlantic relations and “out of area” security issues – Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan; Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation.