The demilitarisation and its challenges
Today, March 30th, is celebrated as the day of the demilitarisation of Åland. in advance of the demilitarisation day, a debate article on the current challenges of the demilitarisation, written by the director of the ÅIPI Dr. Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, was published in the two local newspapers and in the Swedish-Finnish morning paper Hufvudstadsbladet. Spiliopoulou Åkermark higlights that the demilitarisation is continuously higly relevant in our time, as a contrast to increased militarisation and use of violence, and lists current challenges to the demilitarisation regime, such as the trend towards increased merging of military and civilian activities. The article in pdf (in Swedish) cen be downloaded here.
Report no. 1-2012: Summarizing conclusions on the Åland Example
In the first report for 2012 in the report series Report from the Åland Islands Peace Institute, researcher Heidi Öst makes a summary in Swedish of the conclusions from the research project and publication ”The Åland Example and Its Components – Relevance for International Conflict Resolution”. The report and the conclusions will be presented to the members of the Åland Parliament today. The report in pdf (in Swedish) can be downloaded here. Bibliografic information can be found here. Read more about the research project and the publication in English, here.