Lotta Numminen, 8.2.2010

Suomesta EU:n arktinen lipunkantaja?

Diana Wallis, arktisista kysymyksistä vastaava Euroopan parlamentin varapuhemies, ehdottaa Suomelle roolia EU:n arktisena lipunkantajana.

Jyrki Kallio, 5.2.2010

Finlandization is no model for Taiwan to follow

Professor Bruce Gilley’s recent article in the Foreign Affairs is flawed both on its premises and its conclusions. He suggests that Taiwan should aim at repositioning itself as a neutral power through a policy of appeasement toward Mainland China. Appeasing the Soviet Union was a way for Finland to protect its sovereignty. For Taiwan, appeasing China might lead to the inability to ever become a sovereign power again, even a neutral one. There is no certainty that the current détente between Mainland China and Taiwan will last.

Toby Archer, 3.2.2010

"Figure it out and let us know."

Is confusion and jockeying for position at the head of the EU already costing the Union international influence?

Katri Pynnöniemi, 3.2.2010

"Dmitri Anatolevitsh, palauttakaa alueellemme normaaliolot!"

Viime lauantain mellakoissa Kaliningradissa tuhannet mielenosoittajat vetosivat Medvedeviin ”hyvänä tsaarina” ja vaativat häntä toimimaan ”pahaa byrokratiaa” - eli paikallista kuvernööriä Georgi Boosia ja pääministeri Putinia - vastaan.

Arkady Moshes, 2.2.2010

Will we see a reset between EU and Russia?

In recent years the stagnation in relations between the European Union and Russia has become obvious to all independent observers. Of course, routines are followed, summits are held twice a year and diplomatic niceties are regularly said. But in practice the picture looks as follows.