impossible dream. Although I did recognize the danger they could instigate...

I remember at a #FIIA seminar during Trump 1, and the republican intellectual on stage talking about the guardrails in place around him... and thinking he was naive to presume Trump could remain chained...

Ylen tiedot: UPI palkkaa Timo R. Stewartin tilalle toisen Lähi-idän tutkijan Ulkopoliittisen instituutin hallituksen puheenjohtajan mukaan instituutin Lähi-idän tutkimusta ei vähennetä

No niin ja lisää 💩
#Fiia #Eduskunta #LähiItä #Tutkimus #Tutkijat #Korruptio #Kokoomus #Persut

New #FIIA Briefing Paper on the future of the EU in the upcoming age of empires 👇

It's a joint paper edited by @nhelwig.bsky.social and @juhajokela1.bsky.social, with contributions from several researchers of FIIA's EU programme.

FIIA's researcher and representatives of political youth organizations discussing together.

Yesterday, Demo Finland's Democracy Academy alumni and representatives of political youth organizations visited @fiia.fi, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, to discuss changes in foreign and security policy.

#DemocracyAcademy #democracy #FIIA #foreignpolicy

Original post on mastodon.social

#FIIA #Finnish Institute of International Affairs's head researcher Charly Salonius-Pasternak says #Finland can afford and has the possibility to send 2 battalions to #Ukraine not just as #peacekeepers but as aggression deterrence force.
It's just up to the politicians to make the right […]

Ahead of the federal elections of 23 February, Germany is in the middle of a "perfect storm" both at home and abroad.

In a new #FIIA paper, @marcosiddi.bsky.social, Tuomas Iso-Markku, @nhelwig.bsky.social and I analyse the multiple structural problems the country is facing.

Another #FIIA colleague has joined Bluesky: Welcome @marcosiddi.bsky.social!

Follow him for insights in EU climate and energy policy, politics of memory and identity, as well as Italian and German EU policy!

Great news - #FIIA has finally joined Bluesky!

If you're interested in foreign and security policy, EU integration, Finnish foreign policy, and other things international, you should definitely follow this account.

Frontpage - FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is an independent research institute affiliated with the Parliament of Finland. FIIA studies Finnish

#FIIA has a new website - have a look!

Since everyone seems to be making starter packs now, here is one with #FIIA people on Bluesky 🙂

FIIA Snapshots | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs The return of Donald Trump as President of the United States has been received with a mixture of acute trepidation and wild excitement. Regardless of what one thinks about Trump in political terms…

The EU after Trump’s re-election: With the chance of a salutary shock, Europe might just keep muddling through

My and Cordelia Buchanan Ponczek's contribution to the #FIIA Snapshots on the return of Donald Trump 👇

Priorities of the new EU Commission | FIIA The EU has always been more comfortable with long-term policymaking, but recent crises have forced it to become more agile and reactive.

While you're waiting for the US election to start, have a look at our new #FIIA Paper about the priorities of the new #EUcommission!

It's about the impact of recent crises, tensions between long and short-term goals, and the need to know your destination even when you're driving on sight.

#EUsky

FIIA-Podiumsdiskussion: Nach der Europawahl mit Tuomas Iso-Markku, Jarmo Oikarinen, Hanna Tuominen, Totti Sivonen und Manuel Müller

Die #EP2024 eröffnete eine einschneidende und kontroverse Wahlperiode.

Ein von #FIIA und dem EP-Büro in Finnland organisiertes Panel diskutiert über neue Mehrheiten, Prioritäten und #EUtopjobs.

Mit Jarmo Oikarinen, Hanna Tuominen, Totti Sivonen, @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu und Tuomas Iso-Markku

FIIA panel discussion: After the European Parliament election with Tuomas Iso-Markku, Jarmo Oikarinen, Hanna Tuominen, Totti Sivonen und Manuel Müller

The #EP2024 elections started a crucial and likely contentious legislature.

A panel organised by #FIIA and the EP Office in Finland has looked at new majorities, priorities, and #EUtopjobs.

With Jarmo Oikarinen, Hanna Tuominen, Totti Sivonen, @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu, and Tuomas Iso-Markku

FIIA Briefing Paper: Der Aufstieg rechtsextremer Parteien in der Europäischen Union Frisch erschienen!

Das Konsenssystem der EU schützt vor einer schnellen Machtübernahme rechtsextremer Parteien. Doch erreichen sie erst eine gewisse Stärke, erschwert es dasselbe System auch, dass andere Parteien ohne sie Mehrheiten bilden.

Neues #FIIA Briefing Paper von MANUEL MÜLLER
@manuelmueller.foederalist.eu

FIIA Briefing Paper: The rise of the far right in the European Union Out now!

The EU’s consensus-based system is a safeguard against the sudden seizure of power by far-right parties. But once they achieve a certain position, the same system makes it difficult for others to form majorities without them.

New #FIIA Briefing Paper by MANUEL MÜLLER
@manuelmueller.foederalist.eu

Quote from the Briefing Paper: "The far right will gain influence over EU policy not through outright electoral victory, but through gradual normalization as centrist parties open up to cooperating with them."

"The far right will gain influence over EU policy not through outright electoral victory, but through gradual normalisation as centrist parties open up to cooperating with them."

My new #FIIA Briefing Paper on the rise of the far right in the EU is out now: www.fiia.fi/en/publicati...

A new #FIIA member has joined Bluesky: Welcome @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social!