A powerful shift is taking place in Europe. Six countries that share borders with Russia—Ukraine, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are taking steps to reintroduce anti-personnel ...

(The Conversation) — At the outset of the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic, a singer bemoans his separation from a beloved friend who grew up beside him. Today, the friends rarely meet “näillä ...

Russia is strengthening its nuclear and military presence near Finland’s border, raising fresh concerns across Europe.

Finland shares a 832-mile border with Russia and unlike most members of the alliance, Finland did not cut defense spending and investment after the Cold War. “They have trained and built a large army ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Thomas A. DuBois, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) At the outset of ...