Leading Researcher @fiia_fi, Docent @TampereUni, previous @RANDCorporation & @SWPBerlin.
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Joined May 2011
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I had the honour to contribute to this year‘s @JCMS_EU annual review with an article on EU strategic autonomy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can read it here, open-access: doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13527
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My colleagues Tuomas Iso-Markku and @NHelwig have written an excellent comment on the Niinistö report on EU preparedness.
New FIIA Comment 📝
Tuomas Iso-Markku & @NHelwig discuss the Niinistö report on #preparedness which builds on the 🇫🇮 model of comprehensive security.
The measures it proposes would result in only minor adjustments to the EU's current way of working.
🔗 fiia.fi/en/publication/the-n…
ALT Citation from FIIA Comment by Tuomas Iso-Markku and Niklas Helwig: "There are several areas where the EU can provide added value to member states’ preparedness efforts through its economic and diplomatic weight, financial resources, as well as administrative and regulatory capacity." Photo of Sauli Niinistö presenting the Niinistö report in a podium.
Today, #Niinistö will present the EU #preparedeness report to the European Parliament.
It‘s a long way from the Finnish security model to EU implementation. More than good arguments, it will require political momentum to beef up EU’s security role. fiia.fi/en/publication/the-n…
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New FIIA Working Paper 📝
Leading Researcher @NHelwig develops the idea that the EU is engaged in accidental #geopolitics.
Instead of acting with intent, the EU is responding to crises as they come. 🇪🇺
Read the full publication ➡️ fiia.fi/en/publication/the-e…
ALT Citation from a FIIA Working Paper by Niklas Helwig: "The upcoming institutional cycle presents an opportunity to put the EU on a more deliberate footing in the strategic competition." Picture of Helwig on the right side next to the quote.
Wargame time @TampereUni today. Students decide whether to send the EU’s Rapid Deployment Capacity. This year’s scenario: a Russian hybrid attack on Moldova. Unfortunately, the Hungarian delegation took its role very seriously, so no agreement this time!
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📘Das neue #Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2023 ist da!
Vom Krieg in der Ukraine, über die Debatten um Reform und Erweiterung bis hin zum Klimaschutz beschreibt & analysiert es alles, was 2023 in #Europa wichtig war.
🔗tinyurl.com/yfrkvd3d
#AllIWantForChristmasIsEU💙🇪🇺
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"We Won't Return to the Europe of 2021: This Would Be Europe of 1930s"
Alarm bells are ringing. Ahead of Thursday's 🇪🇺 Council, we are launching an appeal. 🇪🇺 must mobilise its industry for🇺🇦. 🇷🇺's main strength is our indecision. Who are we?👇eurointegration.com.ua/eng/a…
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Merci @lemondefr de publier en 🇫🇷 notre appel de think tankers 🇪🇺: « En Ukraine, l’Europe vit son “moment Démosthène” »
lemonde.fr/idees/article/202…
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EU-China relations is like walking a geopolitical tightrope. Without belittling the challenges, we argue that a cool head, determined steady steps and clear communication on priorities is the way forward. Thanks FIIA team @NHelwig @Mattlin_M @JuhaJokela1
fiia.fi/en/publication/eu-ch…
Ahead of the EU-China summit this week, we analyse some drivers of the relationship. There is a need to carefully manage & communicate EU's de-risking strategy & not get stuck in a simple democracy vs. autocracy narrative @sinikukka @JuhaJokela1 @Mattlin_M fiia.fi/en/publication/eu-ch…
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New FIIA Briefing Paper📝
@sinikukka, @NHelwig, @JuhaJokela1 & @Mattlin_M examine some of the key challenges affecting EU-China relations and evaluate their potential future trajectories. #EU #China
➡️fiia.fi/en/publication/eu-ch…
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“Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.”
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📄 Publication :
- EU Strategic Autonomy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Europe's Capacity to Act in Times of War (by @NHelwig)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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📢 New update of our Ukraine Support Tracker. The big news: Europe overtakes the US by a large margin (total EU now 2x US). If we add UK, NOR, CH, then US commitments are only 45% of Europe’s (€70 bn vs €156 bn). This is a major shift compared to first year of war. A thread 1/7
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On Germany, I have been very critical in the past, but it has become a major, reliable donor, incl. a new €10bn military package. Total promised aid is now €51 bn (10bn short & 10bn long-term bilaterally, 17bn EU aid share + 14bn for refugees). That is not far from US (€70bn)
Finns on the road! We presented our research on epistemic communities and strategic cultures at #EISAPEC2023 today, together with Antti Seppo. #STRAXresearch Thanks for showing up & the feedback!
EU foreign policy reform ideas are all about "capacity to act". In this post I argue that this view is too narrow. We need to think what kind of joint foreign policy system we aim for in Europe: deeper integration or deeper cooperation? foederalist.eu/2023/07/nikla… @foederalist
My definite highlight of the work week was to discuss with exceptionally bright students from 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱 the challenges of the European Zeitenwende and the prospects for a joint strategic culture. Thank you for having me @SGenshagen & @TobiasKoepf.
The Genshagen Trilateral #SummerSchool is on again! Since Wednesday, students from 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱 are gathering in Genshagen to discuss the impact of the Russian invasion in 🇺🇦 on European security architecture @LettresSorbonne @viadrina @JagiellonskiUni @AuswaertigesAmt @DFHUFA
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Our proposal for strengthening transnational economic security – @EURACTIV euractiv.com/section/global-…
