Northern Flank Notes

Should Finland and Sweden reunite?

The ever-deteriorating state of world affairs has prompted the Nordic countries to set aside their sibling rivalry and start thinking about a reunion.

Aug 30 • 

Minna Ålander

104

45

July 2025

Contours of European Strategic Autonomy

Europe is moving on without the US, and the US does not seem to like it after all.

Jul 10 • 

Minna Ålander

202

44

June 2025

Nordic Solidarity on the Northen Flank

With persisting uncertainty about future US role and commitment to NATO, Europeans are ramping up their presence in the northern part of the Alliance.

Jun 26 • 

Minna Ålander

102

10

May 2025

The Beginning of an Era of "world wars"

80 years after the end of World War II, we are perhaps not closer to a World War III but rather entering an era of world wars.

May 11 • 

Minna Ålander

104

12

April 2025

China Can Have It All

China is currently leading the race for the biggest winner of America's self-sabotage shenanigans.

Apr 18 • 

Minna Ålander

127

2

March 2025

An Action Plan for EUrope

The EU and wider Europe+ must get their priorities right

Mar 2 • 

Minna Ålander

308

24

February 2025

Is Trump Making Europe Great Again?

In a world of zero-sum thinking, the EU's win-win logic can be a powerful tool.

Feb 25 • 

Minna Ålander

810

50

The Trump Administration Should Be Careful What They Wish For

If Europe were to implement everything the US demanded of it last week, it would end up empowering Europe at the cost of US power

Feb 17 • 

Minna Ålander

493

29

January 2025

Intentional Or Not, the Shadow Fleet Is a Problem

The question of intentionality does not change the need to deal with the hazards posed by the Russian shadow fleet. It does not fundamentally change…

Jan 22 • 

Minna Ålander

46

3

Dealing with Russia's Peacetime Warfare

Judging by the public debate in Finland and Sweden, war and peace are in the eye of the beholder

Jan 19 • 

Minna Ålander

66

2

November 2024