Research

FIIA's research themes include Finnish foreign and security policy, geoeconomics and EU affairs.

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The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland

The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) project evaluates the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland ...
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Future-proofing Finland’s strategic competitiveness and innovation system for a new geopolitical era

Future-proofing Finland’s strategic competitiveness and innovation system for a new eopolitical era is a project that ...

Geoeconomic risks and their impact on the security of supply of Finland and the European Union

The research project “Geoeconomic risks and their impact on the security of supply of Finland and the European Union” ...

Invigorating enlargement and neighbourhood policy for a resilient Europe

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is a partner in the research consortium InvigoratEU  – Invigorating ...
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China’s disruptive technologies and international security

The research project “China’s disruptive technologies and international security” explores China’s ...
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Power politics by economic means: The geoeconomics research initiative

The ‘Power politics by economic means: The geoeconomics research initiative’ (GERI) project develops a ...

The mission of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs is to produce high-quality research and information for the scientific community and to support political decision-making and public debate. FIIA has four publication categories: FIIA Comment, FIIA Briefing Paper, FIIA Research Paper and FIIA Report. FIIA’s researchers also publish their work in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other publications.

FIIA’s research activities are conducted within the framework of four research programmes and three research centers. Additionally, two cross-cutting themes permeate all of FIIA’s research activities. Read more about these below.

FIIA Research

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