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Charly Salonius-Pasternak

CEO at Nordic West Office

Charly Selonius-Pasternak is the CEO at the Nordic West Office, a Helsinki-based think tank & consultancy focusing on geopolitics and scenario planning. Previously, Mr Salonius-Pasternak held multiple positions at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (2005-25) and has been a Visiting Researcher at Pembroke College Oxford (2017) and a Visiting Lecturer at Tufts (2002-03). His work focuses on international security issues, with a regional focus on Nordic and transatlantic security (including NATO), as well as on US foreign and defence policy. Mr Salonius-Pasternak is frequently cited by media and has appeared on CNN, Sky News, BBC, ABC, CBC, NPO, VRT, SVT, and various Finnish News channels. In 2020, he was made a Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
Subjects:
Arctic, Baltic Sea region, Baltic states, Defence, Deterrence, Europe, European Union, Finland, NATO, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Russia, Security, Sweden, United Kingdom
Updated: April 9, 2025

Agenda

Baltic states, Deterrence, European Union, NATO, Russia, Security
Trusting Who We Are: Baltic Regional Security
LMC 2022
Europe, European Union, NATO, United Kingdom
Here I Am: Europe’s Place in the World
LMC 2022
Defence, Nordic-Baltic region, Russia, Security
Respice, Adspice, Prospice: Examine the Past, Examine the Present, Examine the Future
LMC 2021
Arctic
Somewhere in the Arctic: Security Challenges in the High North
LMC 2018
Baltic Sea region, Finland, NATO, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region
Sitting on the Fence: Finland and Sweden vis-à-vis NATO
LMC 2014

Articles

Baltic Sea region, Defence, Deterrence, Finland, NATO, Russia, Security, Sweden
Finland and Sweden in NATO: Completing the Mare Nostrum

In the next few months Finland and Sweden will likely become the 31st and 32nd members of NATO. What kind of Allies will they be, and what will this mean for the security of the Nordic-Baltic region?

Charly Salonius-Pasternak
LMC 2022

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