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Interviews
- Häkkinen, V. (2018) Director, Current Affairs Communications, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, April 6.
- Hiltunen, I. (2018) Researcher in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Tampere, Helsinki, April 19.
- Finnish Diplomat A (2018) Counselor/Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, April 17.
- Jantunen, S. (2018) Researcher, Finnish Defense Research Agency, Helsinki, April 17.
- Kinnunen, M. (2018) Ambassador for Hybrid Affairs, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, April 18.
- Standish, R. (2018) Journalist covering northern Europe and Baltics for The Atlantic, POLITICO, Foreign Policy, Helsinki, April 18.
- Tampere, P. (2018) Head of Communications, The European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats – Hybrid CoE, Helsinki, April 20.