Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia

Katri Pynnöniemi is an assistant professor at the University of Helsinki (Aleksanteri-institute) and holds Mannerheim Chair of Russian Security Studies. The joint professorship between the University of Helsinki and the National Defense University was established in August 2017. Pynnöniemi has published widely on the system change in Russia and on Russian foreign and security policy. Her current research deals with Russia's security policy and strategic thinking. Her latest publications include: Perceptions of hybrid war in Russia: means, targets and objectives identified in the Russian debate (co-authored with Minna Jokela), Cambridge Review of International Affairs (2020); Information-psychological warfare in Russian strategic thinking, in Handbook of Russian Security Policy (2019); Russia’s National Security Strategy: Analysis of Conceptual Evolution” at the Journal of Slavic Military Studies (2018)