The public debate on Åland’s demilitarisation continues, with a changed security situation and increased focus on security issues and defence. The Ålandic exemption from military service and questions of Ålandic preparedness and resilience are also discussed in the media, and sometimes it is difficult to know how we who live
Welcome to Mariehamns stadsbibliotek next Wednesday 2 October at 18. Our evening seminar, which was unfortunately cancelled last time due to illness, will now take place. Come and listen to our expert, Kjell-Åke Nordquist talk about ‘Middle East – Does peace have a chance? ’ The basic conditions for getting
How important is the issue of international guarantees for the Åland solution today? Are there any such guarantees at all? Welcome to our lunch seminar with Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Professor at Åbo Akademi University and former Director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute. The seminar is based on a study
In recent decades we have seen many conflicts in the world where a central feature is that one or more ethnic groups within a state are seeking greater self-determination, in some cases independence. In many such situations, self-government or other forms of power-sharing have been discussed and sometimes introduced as
Photo: Cata Portin, Förlaget M Today, there are less than three weeks left until this year’s Kastelholm Peace Talks and we are pleased to announce that the award-winning author Ulla-Lena Lundberg is one of the participants in the round table discussion at Alandica starting at 5 pm, where she, together
21 March 2024 is the date for this year’s Kastelholm talks. And as of today, registration is open! You can register for the whole event or you can choose to participate in parts of it. First, there will be a talk at 14:15 at Kastelholm Castle, where the castle panel
It is with great pleasure that we now present this year’s castle panel for the Kastelholm talks 2024: K G Hammar, Bi Puranen and Lotta Tuominen. K G Hammar is a theologian and visiting professor at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University and former Archbishop of
The Kastelholm Talks on Peace 2024 will be held on March 21 and celebrate 10 years. In connection with the anniversary, we are looking ahead and connecting generations. This year’s theme is: “The future and us” How do we think and talk about the future today? Are there differences between
Very warmly welcome to a lunchseminar that focuses on the question of how we could design and use digital technologies and digital art in order to support peace efforts. Lisa Glybchenko, a Ukrainian researcher from TAPRI (Tampere Peace Research Institute), social entrepreneur and initiative taker to the Color Up Peace-project, will
On 21 March 2024 it is time for the 10th anniversary of the Kastelholm Talks for Peace! Keep an eye on the Åland Islands Peace Institute’s webpage and social media channels as we will announce this year’s theme, speakers and panellists throughout the coming months. If you are interested in
