Herra kenraali, arvoisat promovendit, hyvät naiset ja herrat, Miekan rooli kautta aikain Vuonna 2018 toimeenpannussa MPKK:n toisessa promootiossa silloinen promovendi Hannu Rentola toi esille, että upseerimiekka symboloi osaltaan suomalaista sotilaallista perinteitä ja niitä velvoitteita, joita nuorukaiset lupautuvat täyttämään sotilasvalassa ja edelleen aktiiviuralle pyhittäytyneet tulevat upseerit kadettilupauksessaan. Sotilasvala velvoittaa palvelemaan maata rehellisesti sekä parhaan kyvyn mukaan … Continue reading Erikoistutkija (evp) Pentti Forsströmin puhe MPKK:n tohtoripromootion miekanhiontatilaisuudessa 17.9.2025
New working paper published on Russia and the Covid-19 pandemic
Assessment of change in authoritarian political systems is notoriously problematic. A serious political crisis has been looming in Russia for a long while, but it is difficult, if not impossible, to predict precisely the final shape or timing of the crisis. Lilia Shevtsova, a well-known political researcher, summarises the current situation in her recent article … Continue reading New working paper published on Russia and the Covid-19 pandemic
Interdisciplinary cooperation produces results
Collaboration between the National Defence University and University of Helsinki has proved successful, reaching both a high academic level and a significant role in policymaking and non-academic discourse. In 2017, close cooperation was established between the Russia-group dedicated to Russia expertise at the National Defence University and the research group built around the Mannerheim professorship, … Continue reading Interdisciplinary cooperation produces results
Russian Military and Security Research Group 