Former Intern, BASIC
Ville Majamaa joined BASIC as an intern in March 2017 and worked on projects that seek to challenge the zero-sum perceptions of national and international security. Ville graduated with a specialization on Russian foreign policy from King’s College London and is currently enrolled in an International Master’s in Economy, State and Society (IMESS) joint-program between University College London and Moscow Higher School of Economics. In his free time, Ville is engaged in European youth policy processes as a board member in the European Youth Forum.
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Finland joined the Antipersonnel Landmine Ban Treaty despite an overwhelming belief that their national defence doctrine depended upon the deployment of landmines, and the refusal of their neighbour Russia to participate.
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