Ville Sinkkonen
@sinkkonenville.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at FIIA (https://fiia.fi/en/expert/ville-sinkkonen): IR, great-power politics, US foreign policy. LL.D. (International Law) from University of Turku.
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✒️ New RESLIDE blog on the US National Security Strategy and its implications for Europe is out, authored by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social & @slsalo.bsky.social
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
✒️ New RESLIDE blog on the US National Security Strategy and its implications for Europe is out, authored by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social & @slsalo.bsky.social
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
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📙 The event also marked the launch of the book Competing Visions for International Order: Challenges for a Shared Direction in an Age of Global Contestation, edited by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social, Veera Laine & Matti Puranen.
Read more & get the book (partly open access) ⤵️
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
Read more & get the book (partly open access) ⤵️
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
Competing visions for international order: Challenges for a shared direction in an age of global contestation - FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs
FIIA Julkaisut
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November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📙 The event also marked the launch of the book Competing Visions for International Order: Challenges for a Shared Direction in an Age of Global Contestation, edited by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social, Veera Laine & Matti Puranen.
Read more & get the book (partly open access) ⤵️
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
Read more & get the book (partly open access) ⤵️
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
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🌐 New conflicts are erupting, relations between great powers are becoming increasingly tense, and the old international order is coming apart.
Today's seminar explored shifts in the international order by focusing on the ordering visions of the United States, China, India, Turkey, and Russia.
Today's seminar explored shifts in the international order by focusing on the ordering visions of the United States, China, India, Turkey, and Russia.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌐 New conflicts are erupting, relations between great powers are becoming increasingly tense, and the old international order is coming apart.
Today's seminar explored shifts in the international order by focusing on the ordering visions of the United States, China, India, Turkey, and Russia.
Today's seminar explored shifts in the international order by focusing on the ordering visions of the United States, China, India, Turkey, and Russia.
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🚨 Don't miss the latest publication of Co-Director Garret Martin, with co-author @sinkkonenville.bsky.social, on 4 different scenarios for transatlantic relations. 👇
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@fiia.fi @ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social @michelleegan.bsky.social
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@fiia.fi @ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social @michelleegan.bsky.social
Four scenarios for the future of transatlantic relations | FIIA
While concerns about the long-term durability of the US commitment to European security are not new, the unpredictable Trump administration stands out as a serious threat to the foundations of the tra...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨 Don't miss the latest publication of Co-Director Garret Martin, with co-author @sinkkonenville.bsky.social, on 4 different scenarios for transatlantic relations. 👇
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
@fiia.fi @ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social @michelleegan.bsky.social
fiia.fi/en/publicati...
@fiia.fi @ausis.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social @michelleegan.bsky.social
Thrilled to be part of this new volume published in @tepsa.bsky.social book series with a chapter on Finland with @nhelwig.bsky.social. A vital survival guide to the "new Trump era"!
🥳#NewBook📚 The latest in TEPSA's ongoing book series is OUT NOW‼️
"The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals" draws on viewpoints from 4⃣1⃣ European countries to give policy recommendations on how to deal with 🇺🇸 in a new #Trump era
Learn more 🔗 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...
"The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals" draws on viewpoints from 4⃣1⃣ European countries to give policy recommendations on how to deal with 🇺🇸 in a new #Trump era
Learn more 🔗 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...
April 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thrilled to be part of this new volume published in @tepsa.bsky.social book series with a chapter on Finland with @nhelwig.bsky.social. A vital survival guide to the "new Trump era"!
Kirjoitin Maanpuolustus-lehteen Trumpin diilivetoisesta ulkopolitiikasta: www.maanpuolustus-lehti.fi/diilivetoine...
Trumpin diilivetoinen ulkopolitiikka heittää Euroopalle kokonaisvaltaisen haasteen - Maanpuolustus-lehti
Ville Sinkkonen: Kansainvälisen järjestyksen taloudellisesti ja sotilaallisesti voimakkain valtio on miltei aina kahdenkeskisessä kanssakäymisessä vahvemmassa neuvotteluasemassa.
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February 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Kirjoitin Maanpuolustus-lehteen Trumpin diilivetoisesta ulkopolitiikasta: www.maanpuolustus-lehti.fi/diilivetoine...
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Will Donald Trump divide and rule a Europe that is too weak to stand on its own feet?
My take in @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/e...
My take in @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/e...
Europe’s Four Different Ways of Handling Trump
From vacuous moralizers to pragmatic engagers, European governments are divided once again.
foreignpolicy.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Will Donald Trump divide and rule a Europe that is too weak to stand on its own feet?
My take in @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/e...
My take in @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/e...
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Read Niklas Helwig's new book "The EU High Representative: Foreign Policy Leadership in a Changing World" for an analytical approach to the role of EU High Representative since the Lisbon Treaty
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#PublicationOfTheDay📚 @fiia-upi.bsky.social
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#PublicationOfTheDay📚 @fiia-upi.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Read Niklas Helwig's new book "The EU High Representative: Foreign Policy Leadership in a Changing World" for an analytical approach to the role of EU High Representative since the Lisbon Treaty
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#PublicationOfTheDay📚 @fiia-upi.bsky.social
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#PublicationOfTheDay📚 @fiia-upi.bsky.social
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#PublicationOfTheDay📚
👉 National sovereignty, economic nationalism, devolution, and the unmooring of power. 4️⃣ key lenses through which the new US administration should be viewed, argue @charlyjsp.bsky.social & @sinkkonenville.bsky.social from @fiia-upi.bsky.social
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👉 National sovereignty, economic nationalism, devolution, and the unmooring of power. 4️⃣ key lenses through which the new US administration should be viewed, argue @charlyjsp.bsky.social & @sinkkonenville.bsky.social from @fiia-upi.bsky.social
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Four lenses for observing the second term of Trump | FIIA
The new US administration aims to usher in a "Golden Age of America", with impacts on domestic politics and society, as well as foreign policy.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#PublicationOfTheDay📚
👉 National sovereignty, economic nationalism, devolution, and the unmooring of power. 4️⃣ key lenses through which the new US administration should be viewed, argue @charlyjsp.bsky.social & @sinkkonenville.bsky.social from @fiia-upi.bsky.social
🔗 fiia.fi/en/publicati...
👉 National sovereignty, economic nationalism, devolution, and the unmooring of power. 4️⃣ key lenses through which the new US administration should be viewed, argue @charlyjsp.bsky.social & @sinkkonenville.bsky.social from @fiia-upi.bsky.social
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DAY 1. Trump's approach to international institutions could be summed up in two E's: exit and extortion. Nothing new here - 45 & 47 being true to form.
January 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
DAY 1. Trump's approach to international institutions could be summed up in two E's: exit and extortion. Nothing new here - 45 & 47 being true to form.
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1-11
My summary of Trumps' inauguration speech:
America and the world will get a lot of what it says on the tin: policies and actions rooted in nationalism and especially economic nationalism, with a big dose of cultural conservatism to please the old guard.
My summary of Trumps' inauguration speech:
America and the world will get a lot of what it says on the tin: policies and actions rooted in nationalism and especially economic nationalism, with a big dose of cultural conservatism to please the old guard.
January 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
1-11
My summary of Trumps' inauguration speech:
America and the world will get a lot of what it says on the tin: policies and actions rooted in nationalism and especially economic nationalism, with a big dose of cultural conservatism to please the old guard.
My summary of Trumps' inauguration speech:
America and the world will get a lot of what it says on the tin: policies and actions rooted in nationalism and especially economic nationalism, with a big dose of cultural conservatism to please the old guard.
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The 2nd Trump administration is likely to embrace disruption and chaos to achieve revolutionary rather than evolutionary change, @charlyjsp.bsky.social & Ville Sinkkonen say in a new FIIA Briefing Paper.
They provide four lenses for observing the administration's strategy.
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They provide four lenses for observing the administration's strategy.
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January 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The 2nd Trump administration is likely to embrace disruption and chaos to achieve revolutionary rather than evolutionary change, @charlyjsp.bsky.social & Ville Sinkkonen say in a new FIIA Briefing Paper.
They provide four lenses for observing the administration's strategy.
➡️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...
They provide four lenses for observing the administration's strategy.
➡️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...