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Robert Ward hosts Dr Bart Gaens, Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and Japan Chair at the International Centre for Defence and Security, Tatsumi Yuki, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center, and Dr Alice Dell'Era, Assistant Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. They discuss Japan's role in Indo-Pacific minilateralism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to our podcasts from the Warsaw European Conversation, an annual conference by Polityka Insight and the European Council on Foreign Relations. In discussions with our speakers, we explored European security and Ukraine, trade wars, and climate policies. ECFR's Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska asked about the European response to geopolitical changes. Nico Lange, Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference, discussed Germany's role in strengthening Europe, while Sinikukka Saari, Research Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, spoke about the new security architecture and Finland's approach towards Russia.

In Episode 89 we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Kati Karhula. We talk about shift work and sleep and how important they are for our health and performance.You can find Dr. Karhula here and you can find more about EAOHP here. You can also find the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health here as well as their recommendations for workload management here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kati-Karhula-2https://eaohp.org/https://www.ttl.fi/enhttps://www.ttl.fi/en/research/projects/workload-management-in-safety-critical-work-during-an-external-crisis This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

Policymakers may be reluctant to embrace reality, and no doubt also reluctant to believe it - but Europe and other democratic allies no longer have a trustworthy security partner in the US. The post-WW2 alliance with US is gone and what remains of the West needs to move quickly to secure itself.----------Edward Hunter Christie is a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He served as a NATO official from 2014 to 2020, holding successive roles relating to defense economics, strategic foresight and technology policy.----------LINKS:https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-hunter-christie/https://rusi.org/people/christiehttps://www.aspeninstitutece.org/people-profile/edward-hunter-christie/https://bsky.app/profile/ehunterchristie.bsky.social----------DRONE CAMPAIGN:Donate to help save Ukrainian lives from Russian aggression: https://dzygaspaw.com/triad-silicon-curtain?notes=Jonathan%20Fink%20for%20TRIAD&project=Triad:%20Night%20Drones----------CHAPTERS00:00:00----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------PLATFORMS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqmLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube's algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of the Democracy After 2024 series, Denys Tereshchenko hosts Margarita Zavadskaya to discuss the asymmetries of power between the state and civil society in Russia, public attitudes toward the full-scale invasion of Ukraine among Russians inside and outside Russia, and the reasons behind the failure of anti-war protests.Margarita Zavadskaya is a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki. Sheis the editor, most recently, of The Politics of the Pandemic in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Blame Game and Governance (Routledge, 2024).Denys Tereshchenko is a doctoral researcher in History at the European University Institute, Florence. He previously studied Political Science, Public Policy, and Comparative History in Kyiv and Vienna. Together with Nadiia Koval, he co-edited Russian Cultural Diplomacy under Putin: Rossotrudnichestvo, the “Russkiy Mir” Foundation, andthe Gorchakov Fund in 2007–2022 (ibidem Press, 2023).

Eoin McNamara, Research Fellow at Finnish Institute of International Affairs, outlines the need for Ireland to increase defence spending to protect the undersea communication network of fiber-optic cables.

Dr. Tina Suominen is Director of the Helsinki Doping Control Laboratory within the Forensic Chemistry Unit at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Helsinki, Finland. In this episode, she discusses her role as Director of a WADA-Accredited Anti-Doping Laboratory, the lab's history (including a major move and re-accreditation), and the latest research and methods development projects she and her colleagues have been working on in the lab.

Join us in the rehearsal room as we craft a new epic - an origin story that celebrates and redefines the migration experience. Songs of Solidarity (the current working title for Dash Arts and Projekt Europa's new project) brings together artists, researchers, and refugees to co-create a powerful music-theatre performance.In this episode we look at what makes epics, epic. We explore ancient epics like Kalevala, Gilgamesh, and the Odyssey with academics and then, with migrant artists, asylum seekers and refugees, investigate how we can create new ones rooted in solidarity, displacement, and friendship across time.You can see more in our short film and there's more to come throughout 2025. In this episode we hear from:Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash ArtsProfessor Fiona Macintosh - Emeritus Professor of Classical Reception, University of OxfordMaria Aberg - Artistic Director of PROJEKT EUROPAMarouf Majidi - composer and musicianSabrina Mahfouz - writer and poet Luca Macchi - actor and musician Namvula Rennie - actor and musicianChen Xu - actor and musician Natalia Kakarkina - actor and musicianSurya Chandra - actor and musicianSongs of Solidarity is a PROJEKT EUROPA and Dash Arts co-production. This first phase of R&D was co-produced with the Cultural Programme at Oxford University, in partnership with the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at Oxford University, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, and Asylum Welcome. We're particularly grateful to Fiona Macintosh for her support and encouragement. Our gratitude goes to all the wonderful international artists, academics and participants who enriched our project.Find out more at:www.projekteuropa.orgwww.dasharts.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's era is here. What might he do about Ukraine? Is Russian leader Vladimir Putin happy about him, and what about the US allies? Charly Salonius-Pasterak, a leading researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has co-authored a report titled Four Lenses for Observing the Second Trump Administration: Reflecting Uncertainty. This presented a great opportunity to discuss what, aside from unpredictability, we might expect from the second Trump administration in terms of foreign policy. Is this the end of the world as we know it? Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/amatisak

Hannah Pezzack is a writer, editor, and curator. Drawing on sonic knowledge, ecology, and the politics of intimacy, she regards language and sound as deeply intertwined sensory and embodied mediums. She is currently a junior curator at Sonic Acts – an art, theory, and technology biennial – and is the assistant editor of Ecoes, a bi-annual magazine about ‘art in the age of pollution', published by Sonic Acts Press. A lot of her work has been about relational ontologies – thinking about human and non-human exchanges and how we might be able to challenge the hierarchies and binaries between them. Hannah has suggested Anastasia (A) Alevtin as our second guest for this conversation.. (A) is - a theorist, writer, and artist whose work scrutinises how dominant Western politics of structural marginalisation is lived and quietly subverted in one's daily anti-ableist, migratised, and non-binary communities and multispecies kinships. In their artistic practice, they work with text, textile, performance, aesthetic gestures, and collective readings. With the support of the Finnish Institute in the UK & Ireland, Art Promotion Centre Finland and Glasgow Seed Library, they are developing Dormancy, Reseeding, and Resistance. The project engages with communal gardening, seed-saving practices and grandmothering in the contexts of anti-ableism and food in/security, specifically lived by chronically sick and other precarious bodies in Turku, Vantaa, and Glasgow.Links Hannah Pezzack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanapezzack/Anastasia (A) Alevtin: On Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/awaitingbody/Anastasia's website: https://soundcloud.com/mutantradio/scrying-the-landscape-w-dim-garden-071124?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&si=81A0A022125347DE91651223A8CE1B71&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingAquatic Encounters book: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Aquatic-Encounters-A-Glossary-of-Hydrofeminisms-by-Anastasia-A-Khodyreva-editor-Elina-Suoyrj-editor/9789527258262Noise Summer School: https://graduategenderstudies.nl/education/noise-summer-school/Sonic Acts: https://www.sonicacts.com/Astrida Neimanis - Hydrofeminism or on becoming a body of water. Astrida Neimanis - Post-humanist phenomenologyHannah Interviewing Astrida Neimannis for Sonic Acts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6B5RESGwFYHannah Rowan: https://www.instagram.com/rowanhannah/?hl=enAnne Imhof - One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27gmjB8gdwFind Mater on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mater________/?hl=enFind the commissioned essays on The Mater Website: https://mater.digital/about/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion Highlights:Europe's preparedness—or lack thereof—for the second Trump presidency.Challenges to EU strategic autonomy and transatlantic relations.The role of defense contracts and energy dependencies in shaping Europe's policies.The EU's internal struggles: technocracy vs. democracy and stalled institutional reforms.Enlargement opportunities in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe as a pathway to rejuvenating the EU's geopolitical clout.Balancing hope and trepidation in the face of rising global instability.Dr. Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe, specializing in European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy. Her current research examines the interplay between domestic politics and Europe's global role.Dr. Balfour has an extensive publication record, including books, research articles, and opinion pieces in international media outlets such as the Washington Post, the Financial Times, The Guardian, and El País. Her work often addresses European politics and international relations, focusing on regions like the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, as well as topics like EU enlargement and democracy support.In addition to her role at Carnegie Europe, Dr. Balfour serves as an advisor to Women in International Security Brussels (WIIS-Brussels) and is an associate fellow at LSE IDEAS. She is also an honorary patron of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in 2024.Prior to joining Carnegie Europe, Dr. Balfour was a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and directed the Europe in the World program at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. She has also conducted research in Rome and London. Her academic credentials include an MA in history from Cambridge University, and both an MSc in European Studies and a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Balfour was a 2018/19 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation.Find Rosa on Bluesky or X Ivan Vejvoda is Head of the Europe's Futures program at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) implemented in partnership with ERSTE Foundation. The program is dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and the generation of ideas addressing pivotal challenges confronting Europe and the European Union: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) is an institute of advanced studies in the humanities and social sciences. Founded as a place of encounter in 1982 by a young Polish philosopher, Krzysztof Michalski, and two German colleagues in neutral Austria, its initial mission was to create a meeting place for dissenting thinkers of Eastern Europe and prominent scholars from the West.Since then it has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions that now embrace the Global South and North. The IWM is an independent and non-partisan institution, and proudly so. All of our fellows, visiting and permanent, pursue their own research in an environment designed to enrich their work and to render it more accessible within and beyond academia.For further information about the Institute:https://www.iwm.at/

Welcome to Double Trouble, a special foreign policy focused podcast series within MLI's Inside Policy Talks, to address the growing challenge of the Sino-Russian axis of authoritarianism facing the West.In this episode, MLI's Balkan Devlen sits down with Edward Hunter Christie, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and former deputy head of NATO's Innovation Unit, to discuss how the West's policy of fear and non-escalation projects weakness and places Europe and even North America in greater danger. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada.Find Inside Policy Talks on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever else you get your audio.Like, comment, share, subscribe!

Annie Hopper: Wired For Healing; “How You Can Rewire Your Brain To Heal Chronic Illness!”  Imagine awakening to a life where each breath is a battle, and unexplained ailments push you to the brink of despair. . Today, on "The Dov Baron Show," open the doors into a saga of survival, healing, and transformation as our guest, Annie Hopper, recounts her escape from the clutches of mysterious and debilitating symptoms that evaded diagnosis despite countless medical consultations. . Amidst a maelstrom of pain and panic, where the professional verdicts brought more questions than answers, Annie's journey turned inward, leading her to pioneer the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS).  . This innovative approach harnesses the power of neuroplasticity, teaching individuals to recalibrate their nervous systems and reclaim their health. . Annie's narrative is not merely one of overcoming, but of profound metamorphosis—turning adversity into a crucible for strength. Her work has liberated her and it has illuminated a path to wellness for tens of thousands worldwide. . Through her book, "Wired for Healing," her esteemed lectures across global platforms for the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the Canadian Brain Injury Association, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Canadian Counseling, and the Parliament House in Helsinki, Finland, and her Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS) program, Annie shares miraculous recovery stories, offering hope and a blueprint for those navigating similar afflictions. . Join us as we explore how the brain's malleable nature can be the key to bodily restoration. Turn up the volume and lean into this inspiring journey of resilience and renewal with Annie Hopper, a beacon for those suffering in silence. . Website: www.retrainingthebrain.com Twitter/X https://x.com/DNRSystem Insta: https://www.instagram.com/official_dnrs/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/DynamicNeuralRetrainingSystem . Part 2: Controlling Your Neuro Alarm System . Understanding The Limbic Brian Dealing With Overactive Emotions, Memory, and Stress Responses Life on The Edge of Threat The Systemic Impact of Chronic Stress Why It Doesn't Make Sense…Until it Does! Stress, Cellular Health, and Overall Wellbeing Healing Through Rewiring: An Introduction to the Dynamic Neural Retraining System “Thank You for Saving My Mom!” Going Beyond Knowing to Healing Uncovering The Five Pillars of Recovery It Takes a Village: Being Part of a Community Healing Is There Hope for Long-Covid: Lessons From PTSD. Medical Misconceptions Clarified! . Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- . Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is separated into eight sections that will take you by the hand and walk you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. . Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose

Annie Hopper: Wired For Healing; “How You Can Rewire Your Brain To Heal Chronic Illness!”  Imagine awakening to a life where each breath is a battle, and unexplained ailments push you to the brink of despair. . Today, on "The Dov Baron Show," open the doors into a saga of survival, healing, and transformation as our guest, Annie Hopper, recounts her escape from the clutches of mysterious and debilitating symptoms that evaded diagnosis despite countless medical consultations. . Amidst a maelstrom of pain and panic, where the professional verdicts brought more questions than answers, Annie's journey turned inward, leading her to pioneer the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS).  . This innovative approach harnesses the power of neuroplasticity, teaching individuals to recalibrate their nervous systems and reclaim their health. . Annie's narrative is not merely one of overcoming, but of profound metamorphosis—turning adversity into a crucible for strength. Her work has liberated her and it has illuminated a path to wellness for tens of thousands worldwide. . Through her book, "Wired for Healing," her esteemed lectures across global platforms for the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the Canadian Brain Injury Association, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Canadian Counseling, and the Parliament House in Helsinki, Finland, and her Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS) program, Annie shares miraculous recovery stories, offering hope and a blueprint for those navigating similar afflictions. . Join us as we explore how the brain's malleable nature can be the key to bodily restoration. Turn up the volume and lean into this inspiring journey of resilience and renewal with Annie Hopper, a beacon for those suffering in silence. . Website: www.retrainingthebrain.com Twitter/X https://x.com/DNRSystem Insta: https://www.instagram.com/official_dnrs/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/DynamicNeuralRetrainingSystem . Part 1: From Homeless to The World Stage   Breaking The Emotional Shackles From Financial Highs to Healing Hands Stepping Into a Deeper Calling How A Minor Car Accident Shattered a Career How The Janitor's Closet Birthed a New Purpose Homeless Camping as a Way to Survive Facing Medical Mysteries with Innovative Solutions Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS), Neuroplasticity and Mysterious Illnesses. Empowering Thousands Through a Promise Transform Global Healing. Getting a PhD in Experience Defying Doubt: From Petition to Silence to Standing Ovation . Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- . Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is separated into eight sections that will take you by the hand and walk you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. . Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose

➡️ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics This is a conversation with Minna Alander - a research fellow at the Finnish Institute for International Affairs who's focusing, among other topics on Finnish security and defence policy, Nordic defence cooperation and Arctic security.  Finland is quite an exception among European countries - because while today many are panicking and trying to make up for years of underfunding, Fins seems to be quite calm - as they have been ready to fight Russia on their own for decades - as they have done in the past in multiple iconic conflicts.   In this conversation we talk about why is Finland prepared for war better than almost anyone else, what is the Finnish perspective of the Russian threat, how did Finland joining NATO completely changed the calculus for both NATO and Russia and what would a Russian invasion fo Finland look like. Thank you to everyone who is supporting this podcast on Patreon - it's incredibly helpful. And now, enjoy the conversation. 

Hanna Harris ist seit 2020 Chief Design Officer der finnischen Hauptstadt Helsinki. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, Helsinkis Pionierarbeit bei der Nutzung von Design für die Gestaltung der Zukunft der Stadt zu leiten. Zuvor war sie Direktorin von Archinfo Finland (2016-2020), der nationalen Plattform zur Förderung und Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Architektur. Sie war Kommissarin der von der Kritik gefeierten Mind-Building-Ausstellung 2018 im finnischen Pavillon auf der 16. internationalen Architekturausstellung der Biennale di Venedig. Zuvor war sie Programmdirektorin bei der Helsinki Design Week und bei The Finnish Institute in London. Außerdem arbeitete sie als Stadtforscherin an der Universität Helsinki und der Aalto-Universität sowie an den Universitäten von Cambridge, Westminster und Mailand-Bicocca. Literaturempfehlungen von Hanna Harris BERGER, Laura, TIDWELL, Philip and VESIKANSA, Kristo (2021). New Standards. Timber Houses Ltd. 1940-1955. Helsinki: Garret Publications. FOWLES, John (1966): The Magus. London: Jonathan Cape. GILL, Tim (2021): Urban Playground. How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities. London: RIBA Publishing. HALLIKAINEN, Niko (2023): Suuri märkä salaisuus. Helsinki: Otava. JULY, Miranda (2011): It Chooses You. Edinburgh: Canongate Books.

The Baltic states are taking the Russian threat seriously and sounding the alarm for the rest of Europe. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia welcome Minna Ålander, research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs to discuss NATO and European security. Has Germany done enough to step up during the Zeitenwende? What lessons should states be taking from the Baltic states? What does the Russian threat mean for the future of European security? Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front‘s bi-weekly newsletter here and follow us on X here.

What can other parts of the world learn from Ukraine, as it pioneers bringing acts of ecocide into the discussion of justice in the context of war?Ukraine is not only having to confront the destruction of human life and infrastructure caused by Russia's invasion but also having to deal with damage to the environment. The question of the environment is closely linked to that of justice. Ukraine is a pioneer in bringing the acts of ecocide into the discussion of justice in the context of war. The lessons of Ukraine are thus of vital importance to those parts of the world that suffer from environmental damage in the context of armed conflicts, climate breakdown, and other crises.An expert panel gathers at the RSA to foster public discussion and continued cooperation between organisations and individuals for an ongoing environmentally focused conversation about the consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine, situated in the context of wider environmental challenges faced globally.This event is held in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute London, the Delegation of Flanders (Embassy of Belgium) in the UK and Ireland, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, the Cyprus High Commission and EUNIC London (European Union National Institutes for Culture).The event is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Culture of Solidarity Fund powered by the European Cultural Foundation.#RSAUILBecome an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/ueembDonate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNBFollow RSA Events on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thersaorg/Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theRSAorgLike RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRSAorg/Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYUJoin our Fellowship: https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join

Eoin McNamara of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Al via il Consiglio europeo, summit che vedrà protagonista la questione della sicurezza dell'Europa. Nel frattempo Ursula von der Leyen chiede alla Finlandia di preparare una relazione su come formare i civili su sicurezza e gestione delle situazioni di emergenza. Ne parliamo con Beda Romano, corrispondente de Il Sole 24Ore a Bruxelles, Alessandro Marrone di Iai, e con Tuomas-Iso Markku, Research Fellow del Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small open economies, such as Finland and Sweden? More specifically, how can small state preparedness be enhanced to tackle the risks of foreign ownership, supply disruptions and high tech dependencies? How on earth can comic art be utilised to study these topics? Ines Söderström is joined by researchers of the University of Turku's "Foreign acquisitions and political retaliation as threats to supply security in an era of strategic decoupling" (ForAc) project to discuss these questions. Liisa Kauppila worked as a Senior Researcher of the ForAc project, bringing in her expertise on Futures Studies methods and China-related issues. Liisa has published very interesting articles on China's role in the Arctic. Besides finalising her PhD at the Centre for East Asian Studies of the University of Turku, she's currently working at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in a project focusing on climate responsibility. She is also part of project that studies geopolitics of technology standards. Elina Sinkkonen works as a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Elina's wide research expertise ranges from great power relations, China's domestic and foreign policy, authoritarian regimes, as well as national identity and nationalism related questions. At the moment, Elina is part of two projects that look at China's innovativeness and technological know-how from different angles. Ines Söderström worked as a research assistant in the ForAc Project. She is now finalising her master's degree at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku.

How can Europe react to Donald Trump's threats to NATO? There is a realistic scenario that the populist Republican can win the US presidential elections in November. What would it mean to NATO when Trump suggested that he would encourage Moscow to attack allies that are, as he said this, not paying bills? I talked to Edward Hunter Christie, a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

Boris Nadezhdin's surname has its root in the Russian word for “hope,” and he's inspired just that in tens of thousands of voters as the politician with an antiwar message who's come the furthest in the country's byzantine bureaucracy for presidential candidacy. Nadezhdin's campaign says it's collected roughly 200,000 signatures, which is twice what it technically needs for the Central Election Commission to add his name to the ballot in March. While the commission's approval remains unlikely, the Nadezhdin campaign has been a major news event for antiwar Russians, especially in the ever-growing diaspora, where thousands of people have lined up in cities across Europe and the Caucasus to offer their signatures. Nadezhdhin's allies have no illusions about his prospects, but showing their support for an antiwar challenger to Vladimir Putin has quickly become the opposition's first visible civic movement in some time. To understand how this happened, who Nadezhdin is as a politician, and how opposition politics has worked throughout Russia's Putin era, The Naked Pravda welcomes back Dr. Маrgarita Zavadskaya, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. *** No country can be free without independent media. In January 2023, the Russian authorities outlawed Meduza, banning our work in the country our colleagues call home. Just supporting Meduza carries the risk of criminal prosecution for Russian nationals, which is why we're turning to our international audience for help. Your assistance makes it possible for thousands of people in Russia to read Meduza and stay informed. Consider a small but recurring contribution to provide the most effective support. Please donate here. *** Timestamps for this episode: (5:43) Nadezhdin's Political Career and Ideology (9:58) Understanding the Nature of Russian Liberal Politicians (19:26) The Role of Elections in Authoritarian Regimes (26:04) A Hopeful Note: The Power of Collective ActionКак поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно

President Vladimir Putin has officially entered his fifth presidential election. He is seeking six more years in power as Russiaremains bogged down in the nearly two-year war in Ukraineand grapples with an increasingly difficult economic outlookdue to sanctions and international isolation.In this episode, we discuss the political platform Putin is likely planning for his new campaign and whether he couldface any challenges to his re-election before the March vote.We are joined by Margarita Zavadskaya, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.Find us at: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/https://www.facebook.com/MoscowTimes/https://twitter.com/moscowtimeshttps://t.me/moscowtimes_enhttps://www.instagram.com/themoscowtimes/

Who is responsible for protecting Ireland's subsea infrastructure and how vital is it to Ireland's economy? Katie Hannon speaks to Eoin Micheál McNamara, a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) in Helsinki.

In this episode, we discuss Estonia's foreign and security policy since the restoration of independence. Dr Kristi Raik is the Deputy Director and Head of the Foreign Policy Programme of the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) as of 1 January 2023. She is also an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the University of Turku, Finland. From 2018 to 2022, she was the Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS, and prior to that, she served as a Senior Research Fellow and Acting Programme Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki and an official at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. Kristi has published, lectured, and commented widely on European security and EU foreign policy, including the EU's relations with Russia, Ukraine, and other Eastern neighbors. Kristi is also an expert on the foreign and security policies of the Baltic states and Finland. She has provided expert contributions to the Estonian, Finnish, EU, and NATO institutions. Kristi has a PhD from the University of Turku.

Gäbe es in Europa eine Digitalisierungs-Meisterschaft, wäre Finnland der Sieger: Das digitale Identitätsmanagement, E-Rezepte und ein elektronisches Schulsystem gehören längst zum Alltag der Finnen. Digital, innovativ und open-minded: So lassen sich die Menschen in Finnland beschreiben. Viel selbstverständlicher als wir, leben sie längst einen digitalen Alltag und haben dadurch die Bürokratie ganz erheblich reduziert. Der Deutsch-Finne Jan Feller beobachtet das schon seit Jahren. "Wir sind in Deutschland in vielen Bereichen um Jahrzehnte hinterher", erzählt Feller, der als Geschäftsführer der Deutsch-Finnischen Handelskammer beide Länder im Blick hat. Mehr Digitalisierung erleichtert für ihn den wirtschaftlichen Alltag. "Wir haben immer wieder Unternehmen, die staunen, dass man Vertretungsbevollmächtigungen in einem zentralen Register nachgucken kann", so Feller im Podcast "Wirtschaft Welt & Weit".Der große Unterschied zu Deutschland ist für ihn das digitale Identitätsmanagement, das ursprünglich auf dem Internetbanking basiere und von den Banken als Dienstleistung angeboten werde. "Wenn ich mich mit meinem Internetbanking authentifiziere, können die Banken die Sozialversicherungsnummer auch an ein staatliches Portal liefern und mich damit sicher authentifizieren", erklärt Feller. "Das ist die Basis für alles im öffentlichen Dienst."Die Digitalisierung bietet im Alltag viele Vorteile, birgt aber auch Verwundbarkeiten. Mögliche Gefahren denken die Finnen deshalb von Anfang an mit. Im Bereich der digitalen Sicherheit sind ihre Unternehmen über die Landesgrenzen hinaus gefragt. Das gilt nicht nur im zivilen Bereich, sondern auch in der Verteidigung. Seit das Land offiziell NATO-Mitglied ist, dürfen finnische Unternehmen derartige IT-Sicherheitslösungen nicht mehr nur in Finnland vertreiben, sondern müssen auch andere NATO-Mitgliedsstaaten bedienen.In der neuen Podcast-Folge diskutiert Host Mary Abdelaziz-Ditzow mit Jan Feller und der finnischen Sicherheitsexpertin Minna Ålander vom Finnish Institute of International Affairs über die deutsch-finnischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen. Wo können wir sonst noch von den Finnen lernen? In welchen Bereichen hat der Ukraine-Krieg unsere Zusammenarbeit weiter intensiviert? Und: Die drei gehen der Frage nach, warum die Lebensqualität im Norden höher ist als bei uns.Schreiben Sie Ihre Fragen, Kritik und Anmerkungen gern an www@n-tv.deUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Yevgeny Prigozhin is now (in)famous around the world for mounting a failed mutiny against the Russian military in a last-ditch attempt to avoid being absorbed into it, as the Kremlin reclaims its monopoly on violence and ends an experiment with outsourcing bits of the Ukraine invasion to mercenaries. The Naked Pravda has focused numerous times before on Wagner Group, and it's now time to write the private military company's obituary. Or is it? How did Prigozhin manage to convince his men to embark on this misadventure? What did we learn about the Russian political elite in this crisis? And what should we expect in Belarus, where at least some remnant of Wagner Group is said to be headed? For insights into the failed insurrection and its aftermath, Meduza turns to three experts. Timestamps for this episode: (3:40) Kirill Shamiev, Russian political scientist and visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (19:43) Маrgarita Zavadskaya, senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (27:17) Katia Glod, policy fellow at the European Leadership Network and nonresident fellow at CEPA's Democratic Resilience Program Как поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно

Since Finland joined NATO in April, many defense analysts have begun referring to the Baltic Sea as "NATO Lake." What might be the long-term effects of NATO's gradual encirclement of this strategic region? Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia are joined by Minna Alander, research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, to discuss the security landscape of the Nordic region since Finland's NATO membership and its implications for the Baltic and Arctic regions. Alander also reviews Germany's national security strategy, particularly the success and shortcomings of its defense policy over a year into German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's "Zeitenwende" address.Show Notes: Sign up for the Eastern Front's biweekly newsletter here. Follow us on Twitter here.

On the podcast this week we look at the UK's role in the defence of the Nordic region. Since the annexation of Crimea, the UK has taken a keen interest in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force. With Kyiv's counter-offensive now underway, we look at how Europe's security is being reshaped by events in Ukraine, what London and the JEF states are looking to achieve by operating more closely in the north, and the balance of forces between NATO and Russia in the Baltic now Finland is a NATO member. Also, this week, we look ahead to the NATO summit in Vilnius next month. With Finland now an alliance member, but Sweden still outside, are alliance politics (with Turkey and Hungary) leaving NATO's northern flank vulnerable. What role are key alliance members like France and the UK playing ahead of Vilnius, and in the face of intense fighting in the east, what kind of plan might the alliance offer Ukraine? Joining Roxanne Escobales on the show this week are Olivia O'Sullivan, Director of our UK in the World program, Alice Billon-Galland, a Research Fellow with Chatham House's Europe program and from Helsinki Matti Pesu, a Researcher with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Read our expertise: Why the UK must deliver on Nordic-Baltic security Macron's summit needs to bolster anti-corruption efforts in climate finance The Illegal Migration Bill matters beyond UK borders Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Alex Moyler.

In this podcast, an experienced conference and webinar moderator is joined by two doctors in the field of paediatric infectious diseases: David Greenberg and Maria Hemming-Harlo. In this podcast, our guest experts provide information and their perspectives on the following topics: The disease burden of rotavirus The related morbidity and mortality of rotavirus How rotavirus is transmitted The clinical picture of rotavirus infection The evidence supporting routine vaccination with RotaTeq (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Pentavalent) This podcast was funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Below please find the reference list for Vax Voices, Podcast 1: The Global Burden of Rotavirus Disease and Evidence Supporting Routine Vaccination With RotaTeq to ensure listeners can further explore the content discussed. View the product information and indication for RotaTeq here. View the Select Safety Information from MSD below. Select Safety Information RotaTeq should not be administered to infants with a demonstrated history of hypersensitivity to the vaccine or any component of the vaccine. Infants with a history of intussusception or who have congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract that could predispose infants to intussusception should not receive RotaTeq. Infants with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease or SCID should not receive RotaTeq. Administration of RotaTeq should be postponed in infants suffering from acute severe febrile illness. The presence of a minor infection is not a contraindication for immunisation. The administration of RotaTeq should be postponed in subjects suffering from acute diarrhoea or vomiting. No safety or efficacy data are available from clinical trials regarding the administration of RotaTeq to infants who are potentially immunocompromised. Cases of gastroenteritis associated with vaccine virus have been reported post marketing in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency. Vaccine virus transmission from vaccine recipient to nonvaccinated contacts has been reported. Caution is advised when considering whether to administer RotaTeq to individuals with immunodeficient contacts. In post-marketing experience, intussusception (including death) and Kawasaki disease have been reported in infants who have received RotaTeq. As a precaution, healthcare professionals should follow-up on any symptoms indicative of intussusception (severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, bloody stools, abdominal bloating and/or high fever) since data from observational studies indicate an increased risk of intussusception, mostly within 7 days after rotavirus vaccination. Parents/guardians should be advised to promptly report such symptoms to their healthcare provider. The level of protection provided by RotaTeq is based on the completion of all 3 doses. As with any vaccine, vaccination with RotaTeq may not result in complete protection in all recipients. HQ-ROT-00133 | 02/23   Podcast References: 1.Nelson R. COVID-19 disrupts vaccine delivery. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020;20(5):546. 2.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. 14th ed. Chapter 19: Rotavirus. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/rota.html. Last accessed: 6 March 2023. 3.Dormitzer PR. "Rotaviruses," Mandell GL, et al, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 9th ed. Elsevier Saunders; 2019:1983-96. 4.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rotavirus. Clinical information. 2021. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/clinical.html. Last accessed: 13 October 2022. 5.Troeger C et al. Rotavirus vaccination and the global burden of rotavirus diarrhea among children younger than 5 years. JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(10):958-965. Erratum in: JAMA Pediatr. 2022;176(2):208. 6.GBD Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators. Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(9):909-948. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;17(9):897. 7.Van Damme P et al. Rotavirus vaccines: considerations for successful implementation in Europe. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006;6(12):805-12. 8.Paul MO, Erinle EA. Influence of humidity on rotavirus prevalence among Nigerian infants and young children with gastroenteritis. J Clin Microbiol. 1982;15(2):212-5. 9.Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Infectious diseases and vaccines: rotavirus vaccine. 2020. Available at: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/rotavirus-vaccine. Last accessed: 16 September 2022. 10.GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2015;385(9963):117-71. 11.Franco MA et al. Immunity and correlates of protection for rotavirus vaccines. Vaccine. 2006;24(15):2718-31. 12.Gentsch JR et al. Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs. J Infect Dis. 2005;192(Suppl 1):S146-59. 13.Merck & Co. RotaTeq®. Prescribing information. 2022. Available at: https://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/r/rotateq/rotateq_pi.pdf. Last accessed: 4 January 2023. 14.European Medicine Agency (EMA). RotaTeq. Summary of product characteristics. 2022. Available at: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/rotateq-epar-product-information_en.pdf. 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Finland is in NATO. This week, the ratification was made complete, and the country joined the North Atlantic alliance. To talk through how it got there, Lawfare Publisher David Priess sat down with two research fellows at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki: Henri Vanhanen, who has also served as a foreign policy advisor to the National Coalition Party, which recently won the most seats in the Finnish parliament and is in the process of forming a government, and Minna Ålander, a research fellow who, like Henri, has recently written for Lawfare and has been on the podcast previously to talk about Finnish security issues. They talked about the long road to get to NATO membership for Finland, what Finland brings to NATO, and what NATO brings to Finland.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin McNamara, Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, analyses the issues raised over the entry of Russian ships into Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone.

This week on the podcast we look at the latest developments relating to Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO. This week the Hungarian parliament finally ratified Finland's membership to the alliance, two weeks after President Erdogan in Turkey gave his seal of approval following a meeting with the Finnish president. Sweden however remains trapped in limbo, with both Turkey and Hungary delaying Stockholm's membership and Erdogan in particular asking for more concessions. We discuss why Turkey and Hungary took issue with Sweden and Finland, what the strategic situation in the Baltic looks like now with only Finland in NATO, and the challenges facing Sweden amid fraught ties with President Erdogan? We also look ahead to Turkey's presidential election in May. Recent opinion polls point to a neck-and-neck race with some polls even showing President Erdogan falling behind the opposition. Turkish voters cast their votes on 14 May, so we discuss what the sentiment is like in Turkey ahead of the election, and how will the world respond to a potential change of power in Ankara for the first time in 20 years? Joining Bronwen Maddox on the podcast his week is Henri Vanhanen, a Research Fellow with Finnish Institute of International Affairs and Galip Dalay, an Associate Fellow with our Middle East and North Africa Programme. Read our expertise: Russian nuclear intimidation The Abraham Accords and Israel–UAE normalization Russia's aggression and a crisis for multilateralism Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Alex Moyler

Henri Vanhanen (Research Fellow at The Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA)) talks with the Thinking Global team about Finland joining NATO alongside Finnish Foreign and Defence Policy broadly, following-up on his popular Op-Ed 'Finland and NATO Membership'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Henri Vanhanen can be found on Twitter: @HenriVanhanen.

In this episode we learn about the Helsinki Security Forum. First, a speech from H.E. Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, followed by a discussion between:Samu Paukkunen, Deputy Director and Director of Administration, Finnish Institute of InternationalAffairsUrmas Paet, Member of the European Parliament; Chair, EU Parliament Arctic Friendship GroupThe Panel is chaired by Tero Vauraste, Senior BD Advisor ICEYE, Global Fellow Woodrow Wilson Center. This event originally took place at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Late last month, there was a sudden and brief explosion of news reports in Russia and Ukraine about an ascendant youth movement of violence supposedly built around the subculture of anime fans. According to vague stories in the media, fistfights were breaking out at shopping malls and other public places as part of a transnational campaign by something called “PMC Ryodan.” After a large fight in St. Petersburg led to dozens of arrests of Ryodan and anti-Ryodan youths, a federal lawmaker in the State Duma even appealed publicly to Russia's Interior Ministry, demanding a ban on all content associated with “PMC Ryodan.” There was mass police action in Ukraine, too, where officials called PMC Ryodan an instrument of “Russian propagandists” leading an “informational-psychological operation” to “destabilize the internal situation in Ukraine.” It turns out that the hysteria surrounding this youth subculture almost completely misunderstood the sporadic violence. Semantically, the first thing to grasp is that “PMC,” or private military company, is used facetiously when describing the Ryodan group. Members of this anime fan community are actually more likely to be the targets — not the instigators — of the brawls breaking out at youth hangouts. In fact, it seems the group got its “PMC” nickname after its followers started fighting back against the jocks who like to bully them. The PMC Ryodan scare was especially perplexing abroad, where casual observers typically view Russian youth culture through the lens of a pro-Kremlin/anti-Kremlin dichotomy. But most young people in Russia, just like most people anywhere, don't live and breathe polemics at every moment of the day with every fiber of their being. So, what can we say about Russia's youth culture beyond the familiar Kremlin-based divide? The Naked Pravda asked two scholars for answers. Timestamps for this episode: (6:41) Dr. Kristiina Silvan, a postdoctoral fellow in the Russia, EU's Eastern Neighborhood, and Eurasia research program at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, describes the differences between contemporary Western sociological methodologies and research approaches from the USSR. (10:06) Dr. Felix Krawatzek, a senior researcher at the Center for East European and International Studies in Berlin, compares survey studies and fieldwork. (13:04) The political vs. apolitical (22:34) Russian-language culture and subcultures spreading internationally online (25:31) The significance of so-called “soccer hooligans” and gopniki (32:13) The 1990s as a reference point

While traveling through Finland Josh sits down with Chief Physician and policy strategist Dr. Outi Linnaranta to discuss how Finland has decreased their suicide rate by over 50% and became the proclaimed "happiest country in the world."  Dr. Outi is the Chief Physician at The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. She is also a mental health policy strategist and an adjunct professor at McGill University in Canada. To follow Dr. Outi you can find her on twitter @OLinnaranta To learn more about the work being done in Finland you can check out https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en   Just Thrive Health 15% code: "MAPS" Follow on Instagram @mentalmapspodcast

Can you recover from chronic illness by rewiring your brain with neuroplasticity techniques? Annie Hopper is an Olympic system rehabilitation specialist and the founder of a dynamic neural retraining system. This groundbreaking program focuses on rewiring faulty neural pathways in the brain, and can be used as a treatment method for chronic illnesses such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, and more. Annie's own journey of recovery from her own chronic illnesses was the inspiration for developing DNRS.  In this episode of the Grassroots Functional Medicine Podcast, Annie Hopper shares her story of healing and how DNRS works on a neuroplasticity level to reduce symptoms of chronic illnesses. Join Seth and Annie as they discuss the power of DNRS and how it can be used to heal and restore wellness. In this episode, Seth and Annie discuss the following: How Annie's health journey inspired her to start DNRS The limbic system and neuroplasticity Symptoms of limbic system impairment How DNRS works Diseases and Symptoms DNRS can help Ways to experience DNRS Annie's health tip:  Try to be present with the goodness of life that's around you. And savor it as much as you can because we need to offset our negativity bias with goodness to keep the brain in a healthy and relaxed state. More About Annie Hopper and DNRS: Annie Hopper is founder of the Dynamic Neural Retraining System  (DNRS), a drug-free, self-directed neural rehabilitation program. This unique approach directly targets limbic brain function, using the principles of neuroplasticity to regulate autonomic nervous system function and a maladapted stress response. Since 2008, the program has been helping people find relief from symptoms involved in a growing list of chronic and hard to treat conditions and is recommended by physicians worldwide. Limbic system impairment related conditions that often improve include Long COVID, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Lyme Disease, Food Sensitivities, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, and many other conditions. Author of Wired for Healing: Remapping the Brain to Recover from Chronic and Mysterious Illnesses. Hopper's speaking engagements include the Canadian Brain Injury Association, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association, the Institute for Functional Medicine, McMaster Teaching Hospital, the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illnesses, the Finnish Institute for Occupational Health and the Parliament House, Helsinki, Finland. To learn more about Annie and Dynamic Neural Retraining System, head over to https://retrainingthebrain.com Check out DNRS on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/official_dnrs/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0VOmiaQPmnL1I2TauZ3ow Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/dnrsystem/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DynamicNeuralRetrainingSystem/   Resources discussed in this episode: Self Assessment Survey https://retrainingthebrain.com/self-assessment-survey/ Wired for Healing, Remapping the Brain to Recover from Chronic and Mysterious Illnesses https://retrainingthebrain.com/product/wired-for-healing/ The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr. Norman Deutch https://www.normandoidge.com/?page_id=1259 Dr. V.S. Ramachandran - Phantom Limb Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8437359/ Dr.  Taub - Constraint Induced Therapy https://www.uab.edu/citherapy/ Dr. Jeffery Schwartz - Brain Functions and Obsessive Compulsive Behavior https://jeffreymschwartz.com/ UK Biobank  Brain Study on Long COVID https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04569-5 Retraining the Brain Research https://retrainingthebrain.com/research/    Connect with Dr. Seth Osgood To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com Join the GrassRoots Facebook community at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grassrootsfuntionalmedicine 

Turkish President Erdoğan has thrown a giant wrench into Sweden's NATO membership bid after a protest outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. This, in turn, affects Finland's application to the alliance because Sweden and Finland applied to and intended to join the alliance concurrently.Lawfare publisher David Priess sat down with Minna Ålander, research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, to talk about how we got here, about what Finnish leaders have been saying about these new developments, and about paths forward for Finland and NATO.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dash Arts' production of Dido's Bar was developed and made in Newham. As part of our year-long programme, we were privileged to work with Community Links, an amazing hub which offers young people advice, employment skills, and the chance to develop their audio skills in their top-notch production studio. We've brought some of these young people into the world of Dido's Bar through our podcast. Dash Producer Cristina Catalina and Podcast Producer Rachael Head worked in the studio with our participants, talking through the universal themes of Dido's Bar and exploring how those themes have affected their lives.Music Credits:Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf MajidiArtwork and music made by Community Links participants Script excerpts read out are from Hattie Naylor's Dido's Bar.Hosted by Rachael Head, featuring a short conversation with producer Cristina Catalina.With thanks to Amanda Brown, the whole Community Links team and the Royal Docks TeamDido's Bar is produced by Dash Arts with imPOSSIBLE Producing.Dido's Bar is co-produced with the Royal Docks Team, OCM (Oxford Contemporary Music), and Journeys Festival International and co-commissioned by OCM, with additional support from Arts Council England, Backstage Trust, The Foyle Foundation, Projekt, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, The London Community Foundation, Genesis Foundation, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, The Marchus Trust, TINFO – Theatre Info Finland, Austin and Hope Pilkington, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Leche Trust and individual donors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jukka Koskela, a senior researcher at the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine, studies the complex genetics of various diseases, including rare diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. Koskela began pursuing research as a requirement of his clinical training at Helsinki University Central Hospital, and through discussions shared with other scientists, he became passionate about seeking genomic avenues for personalized disease risk assessment. In this episode, Deanna MacNeil from The Scientist's Creative Services Team spoke with Koskela to learn more about what motivates him as a scientist. Science Philosophy in a Flash is a series of mini podcasts produced by The Scientist's Creative Services Team. With a focus on the people behind the science, this podcast highlights researchers' unique outlook on what motivates their pursuit of science and what it means to be a scientist.

Massive gas leaks off the coast of Denmark stem from two underwater Nord Stream pipelines. Some observers say the leaks are an act of sabotage and an escalation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We talk to Mikael Wigell, research director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

This week host Jon Olson talks with Charly Salonius-Pasternak from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs about Finland and Sweden's application to the NATO Alliance.

Host Jon Olson talks with Charly Salonius-Pasternak from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs about Finland and Sweden's application to the NATO Alliance.

Mikael Wigell, Research Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, discusses geoeconomic dimensions of the Ukraine conflict including EU's use of economic statecraft, Russia's isolation and Finland's strategy of economic hedging.  Mikael on the EU and geoeconomic power Mikael on hybrid interference  Follow Mikael on twitter @MWigell For episode updates follow on twitter: @jessicagenauer

Will Finland and Sweden join NATO? Since Russia launched its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine in late February, European political and security dynamics have changed in profound ways. For Finland and Sweden, the invasion has ignited a new round of debate around the question of NATO membership, causing both countries to reexamine their longstanding policy of remaining outside the transatlantic military alliance. Despite this movement, no political decision has yet been made in either country, and obstacles may remain in the way of membership. Nevertheless, it appears that a seismic shift in foreign and security policy could be on the horizon for both countries. Anna Wieslander and Mika Aaltola join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss what we might expect to see going forward. Anna Wieslander serves as director for Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council. In addition to her role at the Atlantic Council, she chairs the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Stockholm and serves as secretary general of the Swedish Defense Association. Mika Aaltola is the Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He is also a tenured professor of International Relations and European Union Affairs at Tallinn University in Estonia and holds the rank of docent at Tampere University.