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How does its vision fit in with the security imperatives of Finland and Europe? Renowned speakers offer their insights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome and few opening words, Tuomo Melasuo<\/li>\n<li>French Security Policy and the Defence of Europe, half a century after the Helsinki Final Act, Nicolas Badalassi<\/li>\n<li>Finland and France &#8211; Partners in EU and in NATO, Matti Anttonen<\/li>\n<li>France&#8217;s new national security review and strategy for the Arctic, R\u00e9my Songeur<\/li>\n<li>Social break<\/li>\n<li>German-Franco Tandem and Europe\u2019s Zeitenwende, Kimmo Elo<\/li>\n<li>Future European defence: coalitions, organisations, leadership, Hanna Ojanen<\/li>\n<li>Closing panel discussion between the speakers and with the public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seminar-50-years-of-Helsinki-Final-Act-Programme.pdf\">The full programme is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The seminar is organized by the Franco-Finnish Association for Scientific and Technical Research (SRTTS-AFFRST), in cooperation with the French Institute in Finland, the Department of Political History at the University of Turku, and the Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI).<\/p>\n<p>To go beyond headlines and immediate reactions, come and decipher the world to come!<\/p>\n<p>The language of the event is English.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: tuomo.melasuo@tuni.fi<\/p>\n<p>Admission is free upon registration via the link below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Against a backdrop of strategic restructuring, this seminar analyses French defense policy and security prospects in Europe, with a comparative perspective between France and Finland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-and-universities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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