Lassi Heininen

Karim Haggag

Hemin Hawrami

Mehmet Hecan

Clive Hamilton

Lassi Heininen

Hongyul Han

Joost Hiltermann

Yoshiko Margaret Herrera

Tarek Heggy

Lassi Heininen

Finland

University Lecturer and Professor at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Finland.

Among his other academic positions are Adjunct Professor at Frost Center for Canadian Studies, Trent University, Canada; Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Geography, University of Oulu, Finland; and Visiting Professor at University of Akureyri, Iceland. He is also the chairman of the International Steering Committee for the Northern Research Forum.

Materials

Reports

Report: Russian Strategies in the Arctic: Avoiding a New Cold War

This report aims to provide a comprehensive picture and analysis of the current situation in the Arctic, as well as a rigorous assessment of the interests and problems of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.

22.10.2014

Expert Opinions

Russian Military Strategies in the Arctic

Russia may be eager to develop strong armed forces in the Arctic, but its plans to modernize its strategic air force, to re-establish a strong navy, to modernize its fleet of strategic submarines, to build new icebreakers and replace old ones, to establish new FSS border control and SAR units, are a difficult task.

30.09.2013

Expert Opinions

Climate Change in the Arctic: Geopolitical and Security Implications

It became trivial to say that climate change is the main reason and a trigger for the recent significant changes in the Arctic region. Indeed, climate change can exacerbate existing drivers of instability in the Arctic, and may lead to disputes over trade routes, maritime zones and resources previously inaccessible.