Read our research on security policy issues

The foreign & security policy of Finland is being actively discussed at the moment. The Åland Islands Peace Institute and affiliated researchers have in various publications analyzed many relevant aspects. Here we have listed publications and books that may be interesting for those who want more facts and information about security policy issues.

Saila Heinikoski about the Åland Islands and the foreign and security policy in Finland and Europe:

Comparison of Finnish Defence and Foreign Policy Approaches : Discourses on Security Policy Stances and the Demilitarisation of the Åland Islands (2020)

 The Åland Islands, Finland and European Security in the 21st Century (2017)

Timo Koivurova & Filip Holiencin

Demilitarisation and neutralisation of Svalbard: how has the Svalbard regime been able to meet the changing security realities during almost 100 years of existence? Polar Record, Vol. 53:2 (2017) 131–142

Åsa Gustafsson

Aspects Regarding the Svalbard Demilitarisation in Relation to Norway Joining the Atlantic Alliance in 1949, and Reflections on the Åland Islands’ Demilitarised and Neutralised status in the Event of a Finnish NATO accession. Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies, 2(2), 10–53

Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Hyttinen & Kleemola-Juntunen

Life on the Border: Dealing with Territorial Violations of the Demilitarised and Neutralised Zone of the Åland Islands, Nordic Journal of International Law 2019, Vol. 88, Issue 2, 1-45

Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark

The Meaning of Airspace Sovereignty Today – A Case Study on Demilitarisation and Functional Airspace Blocks, 86 Nordic Journal of International Law (2017) 91-117

Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark

The puzzle of collective self-defence: dangerous fragmentation or a window of opportunity? An analysis with Finland and the Åland Islands as a case study, in J Conflict Security Law 2017 Vol. 22(2), 249-274

Books:

Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Heinikoski och Kleemola-Juntunen

Demilitarization and International law in Context – The Åland Islands (Routledge 2018)

Christer Ahlström

Demilitarised and Neutralised Territories in Europe (The Åland Islands Peace Institute, 2004)

in Swedish:

Demilitariserade och neutraliserade områden i Europa, Ålands fredsinstitut (2004)

Teija Tiilikainen

Åland, Finland and European Security, The Åland Islands Peace Institute (2002)

In Swedish:

Åland, Finland och europeisk säkerhet, Ålands fredsinstitut (2002).