The Programme Director of The Finnish Foreign Policy, Northern European Security and NATO research programme is Harri Mikkola.
The main research themes are
- Finland’s foreign, security and defence policy
- Finland’s security of supply and issues related to comprehensive security
- Activities of NATO.
The programme monitors various aspects of Finland’s foreign, security and defence policy, such as Finland’s relations with major powers, its international military cooperation and the country’s activities in international organisations. The regional focus of the programme is on Finland’s immediate security environment, with such focuses as geostrategic dynamics in the Arctic region, security in the Baltic Sea region, and Nordic security cooperation. The programme also analyses Russia’s foreign, security and defence policy especially in the Northern European context.
The thematic content of research also includes Finland’s security of supply and issues related to comprehensive security, including hybrid threats and national resilience policy.
The programme bears the main responsibility for NATO research at FIIA with a special focus on Finland’s NATO policy, Finland’s role as a NATO member, and the Alliance’s activities in Northern Europe.
The programme includes the Nordic Network and the research project Finland’s evolving role in Euro-Atlantic Security.
