December 13, 2019
Matti Anttonen on Arctic Security
Matti Anttonen, State Secretary of Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a conversation about Arctic security, Finland’s foreign policy, and European Union enlargement.
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