Sauli Niinisto, president of Finland, is against closing the Russian Consulate in the Finnish city of Mariehamn on the Aland Islands. Yet however he warns that Finnish government will respond if the mission will do something not compatible with diplomatic status.
Canada and the United States have decided to link their national security interests. These linkages have resulted in some of the most successful security cooperation in the history of our two nations.
As the Obama Administration negotiates a range of arms control initiatives with Russia, U.S. policymakers need to critically examine Russia's views on nuclear weapons and doctrine.