Russia’s 2025–2026 internet shutdowns and restrictions show that its digital authoritarianism has accelerated from content-level control, such as blocking individual websites, to controlling access at the network level. This approach poses a direct ...
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is an independent research institute affiliated with the Parliament of Finland. FIIA studies Finnish foreign policy, international politics, global economic relations and the European Union.
The Helsinki Security Forum (HSF) is an annual international security conference organised by FIIA. It gathers dozens of foreign and security policy experts, decision-makers and influencers from all around the world to discuss the most pressing security questions. HSF focuses especially on topics that are important to Finland and northern Europe, such as transatlantic relations, the EU’s security policy and the security threat posed by Russia. The theme of the conference changes each year. The fourth HSF will be organised in the autumn of 2025.
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