As 2025 draws to a close, we have compiled a selection of readings and event recordings from this autumn for you to explore over the holidays. Season’s greetings and warm wishes from all of us at FIIA!

UPIn hallitus käsitteli kokouksessaan eduskunnan oikeusasiamiehen päätöstä. Lue lisää tiedotteesta⤵️ fiia.fi/ajankohtaist...

Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies on antanut päätöksen koskien Ulkopoliittisen instituutin korkeakouluharjoittelijan valintaa. Lue lisää tiedotteesta ⤵️ fiia.fi/ajankohtaist...

📝 New FIIA Briefing Paper! Ceasefires have become substitutes for comprehensive peace agreements. Olli Ruohomäki examines this through Gaza, Ukraine & Myanmar, where ceasefires haven't led to lasting settlements. ➡️ fiia.fi/en/publication/faltering-ceasefires-as-substitutes-for-peace-agreements

🌱 Aamulla HY:n Tiedekulmassa järjestettiin keskustelutilaisuus Pariisin ilmastosopimuksen 10-vuotispäivän kunniaksi. Tilaisuudessa pohdittiin, mitkä tekijät tuolloin mahdollistivat sopimuksen syntymisen ja miltä ilmastoneuvottelut näyttävät suurvaltakamppailun aikakautena.

💭How states, including Finland, can balance the expansion of mineral production with robust governance, anti-corruption safeguards, environmental needs, and resilience. Today's event brought together leading experts to explore this challenge.

New FIIA Comment! Sarah S. Stroup examines how a fragmented and polarized media landscape shapes US public views on foreign policy. What appears as support for policy shifts may instead reflect limited understanding and attention. ➡️ fiia.fi/en/publication/information-bubbles-and-us-foreign-policy

FIIA's Senior Research Fellow @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu has been included in the “Top 100 of the Table 2025” list published by Europe.Table. Müller was selected in the Science category. Warmest congratulations! 👏

Responding to a hostile geopolitical context, the EU’s civilian & military missions and operations increasingly prioritise the defence dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy. New FIIA Briefing Paper analyses the shift fiia.fi/en/publication/the-european-unions-crisis-management-efforts

#TransatlanticCurrents webinar covered the Ukraine "peace plan" and the Trump administration’s view of Europe in light of the NSS. 📽️ ⤵ fiia.fi/en/tapahtumat/transatlantic-currents-retooling-transatlantic-defense-and-security-relations-within-and-beyond-europe-a-conversation-with-julianne-smith

Pariisin ilmastosopimus täyttää 10 vuotta. Tule mukaan tilaisuuteen, jossa tarkastellaan sopimuksen vaikutuksia ja ilmastosopimusten tulevaisuutta. 📍 Helsingin yliopiston tiedekulma, Yliopistonkatu 4, Hki 📅 pe 12.12. klo 9–11. Lue lisää⤵️ ym.fi/tapahtumat/2025-12-12/10-vuotta-pariisin-sopimuksesta

Millaisella pohjalla EU:n laajentuminen on? Riittääkö ehdokasmaiden motivaatio uudistusten jatkamiseen? Miten Suomi suhtautuu laajentumistavoitteisiin? Aamun tilaisuudessa Miia Lahti ja Jussi Soini Ulkoministeriöstä alustivat keskustelua aiheesta. UPIn tutkija @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social moderoi.

Nato-jäsenyyden myötä Suomesta tuli Naton etulinjan maa. Tämän päivän tilaisuudessa keskusteltiin siitä, millainen rooli niillä on Naton kokonaispuolustuksessa. Strategian ytimessä tulisi olla alueellisten "linnakkeiden" rakentaminen etulinjan maiden alueille kokonaisvaltaisen pelotteen luomiseksi.

📝New FIIA Briefing Paper! NATO’s newly extended frontline – from the European Arctic to the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea – adds up to an “aggregated deterrence” against Russia, write @pesumatti.bsky.social, Iro Särkkä and @linnainmaki.bsky.social.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

📣 Tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb on päättänyt myöntää UPIn ohjelmajohtajalle @juhajokela1.bsky.social Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarimerkin. UPI onnittelee lämpimästi! 💐 fiia.fi/ajankohtaista/tasavallan-presidentti-paattanyt-myontaa-juha-jokelalle-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarimerkin

📝In a FIIA Briefing Paper, Margarita Zavadskaya & @jplassila.bsky.social examine the dual credibility gap faced by Russia’s exiled opposition. How can the EU balance principled support for exiles with strategic caution? ➡️ fiia.fi/en/publication/the-strategic-dilemma-facing-russias-political-exiles

Is Finland willing and capable of contributing to a multinational force in support of peace in Ukraine? Under what conditions? Read the analysis by FIIA researchers @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social and @linnainmaki.bsky.social in the newly published NUPI report.⤵️ www.nupi.no/en/publicati...

📝In a new article in Telecommunications Policy, authors Mikael Mattlin, @elinasinkkonen.bsky.social and Junhua Zhu explain why and how China aims to set international standards in AI by analysing the place of AI standardisation within China’s National Innovation System.⤵️ fiia.fi/julkaisu/str...

🌐 New conflicts are erupting, relations between great powers are becoming increasingly tense, and the old international order is coming apart. Today's seminar explored shifts in the international order by focusing on the ordering visions of the United States, China, India, Turkey, and Russia.

Today's article on @uusijuttu.fi focusing on recent developments in EU energy and climate policy (in Finnish): www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sCX59A... My input relies on recent research 'tracking' progress and issues of the European Green Deal. Thanks @mattikoskinen.bsky.social and colleagues! @fiia.fi

UPIn tutkija @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social, vanhempi tutkija @katariinamustasilt.bsky.social ja Kriisihallintakeskus CMC:n johtava asiantuntija @jyrkiruohomaki.bsky.social valittiin Kosmopolis-lehden uusiksi päätoimittajiksi. Lämpimät onnittelut! 👏⤵️ fiia.fi/ajankohtaist...

📝 New RESLIDE publication! The concept of 'democracy' is often underspecified in academic and political debate and in everyday speech. @slsalo.bsky.social outlines a more nuanced understanding of what is and is not democracy in her RESLIDE conceptual note. Read here⤵️ reslide.fi/en/publicati...

📣 @yhteiskuntaala.bsky.social YKA on valinnut vuoden 2026 yhteiskuntatieteilijäksi UPIn vanhemman tutkijan @timostewart.bsky.social . UPI onnittelee valinnasta! ✨ fiia.fi/ajankohtaist...

🌎 How did Brazil’s COP30 presidency navigate the work of multilateral climate negotiations at this challenging geopolitical moment? For key takeaways from COP30, join #FIIAClimateBriefing webinar on Thursday, 27 Nov, 10:00 EET. Read more and sign up ⤵️ fiia.fi/en/tapahtuma...

📝What’s happening with the European Green Deal as we approach 2026? The program faces 3 urgent challenges: the growing resistance from center-right and right-wing parties, an increasingly tense geopolitical climate and a tightening economic situation.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

📝New FIIA Briefing Paper Environment-related risks can trigger sudden, cascading effects across sectors and borders. @ezhakala.bsky.social and @helmiraisanen.bsky.social explore environment-related risks as part of comprehensive security and discuss ways to prepare for them. fiia.fi/en/publicati...

Ulkopoliittinen instituutti on hyväksynyt eduskunnan ehdotuksen UPIn muuttamisesta eduskunnan tiloihin. Eduskunnan kansliatoimikunta tekee päätöksen muutosta 20.11. Lue lisää ⤵️ fiia.fi/ajankohtaist...

Today's seminar focused on the decline of global development and possible ways forward. The speakers discussed topics such as the role of global aid in mitigating human suffering, states' justifications for withdrawing from global development, and the interdependence between poverty and conflict.

From helmets to 60 billion euros. European support for Ukraine has changed dramatically since the beginning of the full-scale war. Read the new InvigoratEU publication by Ryhor Nizhnikau, @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social and @juhajokela1.bsky.social ⤵️ zenodo.org/records/1736...

📚 UPIn tutkijoita on mukana Helsingin Kirjamessujen ohjelmassa tänään ja sunnuntaina! Lue lisää UPIn sivuilta ⤵️ fiia.fi/ajankohtaista/upilaisia-mukana-kirjamessuilla-keskustelemassa-lahi-idan-konfliktista-ja-muinaisen-kiinan-valtio-opista

New publication out! Very happy to share our article "European strategic cultures in flux? Case study on the European peace facility", co-authored with the one and only @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social, published at the European Journal of International Security (EJIS). The article is Open access! 👇

📝 In her new FIIA Briefing Paper, @elinasinkkonen.bsky.social discusses the evolution of China’s technology policy which has produced leading innovations. What are the broader security implications of China's tech development? Read here ⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publication/chinas-technological-development

The EU has begun talks on its long-term budget at a geopolitically critical moment. In the latest FIIA Briefing Paper, @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu examines key disputes shaping the complex and likely slow negotiations. Read here ⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publication/the-european-unions-next-long-term-budget

China Research Day 2025 examines the evolving scope of China’s global engagement, with particular focus on its strategic interests in the Arctic region and its emerging role in international conflict mediation.

📝Why hasn’t Tajikistan joined the Russia-led EAEU? Tajikistan seems to prefer bilateral ties with Moscow, while Russia is running out of both carrots and sticks in its struggle for dominance in Central Asia, write @kristiinasilvan.bsky.social and Arkady Moshes.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

How has EU foreign policy changed since the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine? FIIA researchers @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social & @marcosiddi.bsky.social analyse the shift in their new article, published in the Journal of European Integration. ✍️ Read here ⤵️ doi.org/10.1080/0703...

Western foreign aid budgets are shrinking — and the change is clearest in the US. Sarah S. Stroup examines the Trump administration’s justifications for aid cuts and calls for a renewed focus on poverty reduction.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

📝Critical minerals are vital for defence, technology, and the energy transition – yet China dominates refining and processing, writes Cordelia Buchanan Ponczek in the latest FIIA Briefing Paper. Read the publication on minerals diplomacy as geoeconomic statecraft⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...

Watch the recording of FIIA's latest #TransatlanticCurrents webinar for insights on US defence and security relations, with a focus on Ukraine. ▶️ fiia.fi/en/tapahtumat/donald-trumps-quest-for-a-grand-bargain-on-the-russia-ukraine-war-and-a-reshaped-american-role-in-transatlantic-defense

Israel ja Hamas ovat hyväksyneet presidentti Trumpin rauhansuunnitelman ensimmäisen vaiheen. Onko osapuolten välille saavutettavissa kestävää rauhaa? UPI Livessä keskustelemassa UPIn tutkijat @timostewart.bsky.social & @katariinamustasilt.bsky.social. Katso suorana: www.youtube.com/live/--BqKYD...

Recordings of the FIIA Climate Day events are now online! 💡 The second event examined the BRICS group and its pursuit of climate leadership. ▶️ Watch the seminar "Expanding BRICS in global climate governance" here: fiia.fi/en/tapahtumat/fiia-climate-day-expanding-brics-in-global-climate-governance

Recordings of the FIIA Climate Day events are now online! 🕊️ The first seminar focused on how environmental degradation factors into conflicts and peacebuilding. ▶️ Watch the seminar "Environment and peace in the era of climate crisis" here: fiia.fi/en/tapahtuma...

💡 With the US withdrawing, will BRICS fill the void in climate leadership? Addressing the question at FIIA Climate Day event "Expanding BRICS in global climate governance" were Mihaela Papa, MIT Center for International Studies & @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social, @creacleanair.bsky.social.

FIIA Climate Day started with a seminar “Environment and peace in the era of climate crisis”, organized with @wwf.fi. The focus was on natural resources as a driver of conflict but also as an entry point to peace mediation. 🕊️

Tänään @wwf.fi & @fiia.fi seminaari ympäristön ja rauhan kysymyksistä ilmastokriisin keskellä. WWF Kolumbian johtaja kertoi kuinka #Amazon turvallisuushaasteet linkittyvät luonnonvaroihin ja ympäristön tilaan sekä odotuksia #COP30 kokoukselle #ilmasto #ympäristö #turvallisuus

For a discussion on the US, the EU and timely strategic issues, tune in to FIIA’s #TransatlanticCurrents webinar on 8 Oct, 16.00 EEST. Read more & sign up ➡️ fiia.fi/en/tapahtumat/donald-trumps-quest-for-a-grand-bargain-on-the-russia-ukraine-war-and-a-reshaped-american-role-in-transatlantic-defense

Gazan sota on jo kaksi vuotta aiheuttanut tuhoa, jonka lopettamiseksi kv-yhteisö ei ole löytänyt yksimielistä ratkaisua. Miten kärsimys pysäytetään? UPI Livessä 10.10. klo 11–12 keskustelemassa tutkijat @timostewart.bsky.social ja @katariinamustasilt.bsky.social. Lue lisää: fiia.fi/tapahtumat/u...

📝 How do US trade and industrial policies reflect broader foreign and security policy goals? Lauri Tähtinen analyses this through the case of the Dominican Republic & its Caribbean and North American environment in a FIIA Briefing Paper.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publication/the-geoeconomic-turn-in-the-americas

🔎 Today's seminar "Geopolitical Competition and Conflict Dynamics in the Horn of Africa" addressed the multifaceted and internationalised dimensions of the Sudan conflict within the broader Horn of Africa context. The event was organised with @ulkoministerio.bsky.social & @ulkomaanapu.bsky.social

The war in Sudan is not a “forgotten war” but rather a highly internationalised geopolitical battleground, reflecting old peacebuilding failures and key implications of the shifting international order for conflict dynamics, @katariinamustasilt.bsky.social writes in the latest FIIA Briefing Paper.