Janne Holmén and Niklas Bremberg – new members of the Research Council
Niklas Bremberg and Janne Holmén were elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting on 26 March to the Research Council of the Åland Islands Peace Institute. Niklas Bremberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Stockholm University. He is also associated as a researcher at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and Sipri. His research focuses on European integration and European foreign and security policy. He has also conducted research on pro-independence parties in Europe. He is theoretically interested in issues related to diplomatic practices, security communities and the relationship between climate change and international security. – I am very pleased to be elected to the Research Council of the Åland Islands Peace Institute and I look forward to participating in the work of the Council. The Institute has an important role to play by contributing knowledge and perspectives on issues related to peace and security in a broad sense in the troubled times we live in. The fact that both Finland and Sweden are now part of NATO puts these issues in a partly new light, and increased cooperation on research and analysis in the Baltic Sea region is thus of great importance,’ he […]