Russia Seminar 2025

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

The main theme of Russia Seminar 2025 is Russia’s War against Ukraine – Trends and Lessons. The seminar will explore the protracted war through three key concepts: the state, armed forces and war. Presentations will cover topics such as Russia’s global status, its relationships and recourses, military thinking, strategy and operational art, as well as civil-military relations.

The seminar will be streamed live for the online audience, and recordings will be available on the National Defence University’s Youtube channelLink to an external website. The seminar will be conducted in 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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