Finland

Finland’s president carves a diplomatic niche, the coronavirus pandemic sounds alarm bells about genetic engineering, and Donald Trump seeks to actualize his dictatorial dreams.

Sauli Niinisto is hugely popular at home—and is one of the few world leaders who has the respect of both Washington and Moscow.

Training films reveal how to sell a complicated fight to a conscript army.

By treating Iraqi territory as a neutral zone, Washington and Tehran can avoid conflict.

Under Pekka Haavisto, Helsinki tries to chart a path to a fossil fuel-free future.

The Nordic countries show the limits, not successes, of Bernie Sanders’s plans.

Mikheil Saakashvili’s country was a victim of Putin’s aggression. Finland and Sweden won’t be.

First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.

This week, the world marked International Women’s Day, and the U.S. State Department canceled an award for a Finnish journalist who criticized Trump.

Location-based services are universal, critical, and horribly vulnerable.

Privatization and automation have left global shipping fatally exposed.

The Trump administration has gutted the budget for fighting far-right extremists, making it harder to stop attacks like the Pittsburgh massacre.

Russian meddling is a rising concern in Helsinki.

The president’s disgraceful remarks could have disturbing results.

U.S. allies in Europe are resigned to a trans-Atlantic relationship that keeps getting worse.

Trump isn’t as useful to Putin as one might think.

Catch up on everything you need to know about the Trump-Putin meeting, big air shows in Europe, and other top news.

Trump’s summit with Putin risks tarnishing a legacy of Republican moral leadership.

When the U.S. and Russian presidents meet in Helsinki, the biggest risk won't be on everyone's radar.

Western countries are looking for new ways to defend against a new generation of war. Does a center in Finland have the answers?