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Vladimir Putin’s Russia has long sought to weaken the European Union and in this respect Brexit can be seen as a major success. Disconnecting the United Kingdom from the EU will inevitably have long term political consequences. Putin, flanked by influential architects of Russian expansionism such as Alexandr Dugin, is obsessed with the restoration of Russia as a great power; this includes establishing and consolidating its geopolitical sphere of influence in the Baltic Sea region. For EU countries in the area, such as Sweden and Finland, the role of NATO is more critical since Brexit. Thus any further division within NATO or questioning whether it may be suffering from a ‘brain death’ are a concerns for the two Nordic nations.
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Lecture in the virtual conference organised by United Nations Associations of Switzerland and the Swiss School of Public Governance of the ETH Zurich, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UNO
October 24, 2020 from 10.00 to 12.30 The Belt and Road Initiative, the ”Talsinki” Tunnel and Coronavirus as a Geopolitical Factor31/3/2020 Book review – The Kremlin's footsteps: Finlandization and the background of the spy scandal in 200218/3/2020 Text by Iivi Anna Masso
Posted Online April 18, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1162/jcws_r_00864 © 2019 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Journal of Cold War Studies Volume 21 | Issue 1 | Winter 2019 p.203-206 Remarks by former ambassador, visiting professor Alpo Rusi
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An unofficial and slightly amended translation Identifying Significant Change in International Politics: The Year 2018 in Historical Perspective26/1/2019 Lecture given by professor emeritus Kalevi Holsti is available at the website of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
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"The more you understand the world, the higher your chance of shaping it". Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Alpo Rusi
Valtiotieteen tohtori, suurlähettiläs, tasavallan presidentin entinen neuvonantaja, professori ja kirjailija.
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