Prof Julie Yu-Wen Chen and Prof Peter Stadius welcomed the delegation of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam to the University of Helsinki in May. The delegation was led by Ambassador Dr. Pham Lan Dung, Acting President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.

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Prof. Stadius gave presentation about Finland’s foreign and security strategies from long-term perspectives while Prof. Chen presented the EUVIP project where the South China Sea issue is one of the core focuses of the project. The meeting facilitated deeper understanding of Finland’s foreign and security policies and approaches toward the current world political situation, including political and security trends in the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea in the context of great power competition. Please also check Prof. Chen’s recent co-authored commentary on EU-Vietnam relations for further information.

Photo by Pham Ngoc