Russia Seminar 2025

The Finnish National Defence University will organize the seventh annual Russia Seminar on 12-13 February 2025 in Helsinki (Santahamina), Finland. The aim of the international seminar is to increase discussion on the Russian war against Ukraine and produce new knowledge on Russia's military policy, military thinking and power.

The main theme of Russia Seminar 2025 will be Russia’s War against Ukraine – Trends and Lessons. The seminar will focus on the protracted war from the frame of three concepts: state, armed forces and war. The presentations will touch on topics such as Russia’s status, relations and recourses, Russia’s military thinking, Russia’s strategy and operational art, and civil-military relations to name a few.

The seminar will be organized online for the audience. You can watch the seminar live or find a recording on the National Defence University’s Youtube channel. The working language will be English.

The National Defence University’s annual Russia Seminar is the leading research forum on the Russian military domain. In addition to adducing research information, the seminar has an aim of bringing Finnish and international researchers on Russian military and security policy together and promoting discussion on research on Russia. The topical information accumulated at the seminar will be integrated into teaching on all the National Defence University’s degree levels.

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