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Heikki Patomäki – Military expenditure, the economy, and security paradox: what NATO’s defence spending spree means for Finland and the world

June 27, 2025 Mathew D. Rose 0

How exactly is NATO’s decision justified? Does the justification stand up to critical scrutiny? What does such a huge defence emphasis mean from the point of view of democratic decision-making Heikki Patomäki is Professor of […]

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Heikki Patomäki – Is Europe seeking peace or is it preparing for war?

March 3, 2025 Mathew D. Rose 1

It is time for Europe to accept that the Ukraine war has been decided and it is time to end the slaughter diplomatically and not with a further military escalation Heikki Patomäki is Professor of World […]

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Heikki Patomäki – Security Dilemma

February 12, 2025 Mathew D. Rose 0

The basic idea of ​​the security dilemma is simple. Our security depends on what others do. Heikki Patomäki is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki The concept of security dilemma is central to understanding […]

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Juha Christensen, Tapio Kanninen, Heikki Patomäki – A Concept Proposal for a Peace Process in Ukraine

February 2, 2025 Mathew D. Rose 2

As the war in Ukraine is nearing its end and Trump has noticed he has hardly any bargaining chips for his “deal” it is time for the adults to start thinking of a serious global […]

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Geopolitics

Heikki Patomäki – Towards dialogue and negotiations: conflicting narratives and the UN’s potential role in ending the war in Ukraine

November 22, 2024 Mathew D. Rose 1

The war in Ukraine appears to be nearing its end. It is time to start considering what the peace process could look like. Heikki Patomäki is a social scientist, activist, and Professor of World Politics […]

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Heikki Patomäki – German decisions in violation of the basic principles of the EU

November 6, 2024 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a bit late, but the analysis is still relevant.

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Heikki Patomäki – Hate speech and the state of public debate in Finland

January 11, 2024 Mathew D. Rose 0

A professor and freedom of speech in the firing line. Edited by Toimitus and  Mauno Saari Cross-posted and translated from Naapuriseura Professor and researcher of international politics Heikki Patomäki discussed the historian Emil Kastehelmen in […]

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Heikki Patomäki – World statehood: the future of world politics

August 2, 2023 Mathew D. Rose 3

After decades of neglect, the idea of the world state has resurfaced in discussions. Heikki Patomäki is a social scientist, activist, and Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki. He has published widely […]

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Heikki Patomaki – Finnish elections 2023: further shifts to the right coincide with NATO membership

April 3, 2023 Mathew D. Rose 0

“These parliamentary elections are only a moment in the long process of transformation of Finland from an enlightened and social-democratic Nordic country to a standard neoliberalised member of the Western alliance.” Heikki Patomäki is a […]

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Heikki Patomäki, Tapio Kanninen – The imperative of de-escalation in Ukraine: negotiations and possible solutions

November 30, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

An example of a constructive proposal that stresses the role of common institutions regarding the war in Ukraine Heikki Patomäki is a social scientist, activist, and Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki. […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

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Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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Ricardo’s Dream: How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray by Nat Dyer

June 15, 2025 2

Book Review by Branko Milanović This is an extraordinarily difficult book to review. Not because the main thesis is unclear or because it is written in a too complex way but because it combines, in […]

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