Joni Askola

Joni Askola

Joni Askola is a Finnish geopolitical analyst and a PhD candidate at Charles University in Prague. He also fundraises to purchase and equip trucks and drones for Ukraine through the Estonian NGO Help99 and its 69th Sniffing Brigade.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ( 15 )
The Illusion of Value-Based Realism Europe

OPINION: The Illusion of Value-Based Realism

By Joni Askola
Jan. 25, 2026
Europe Can Outmatch Russia – If It Fixes Its Readiness Gap Europe

OPINION: Europe Can Outmatch Russia – If It Fixes Its Readiness Gap

By Joni Askola
Dec. 6, 2025
The Russian Narrative Is Crumbling Russia

OPINION: The Russian Narrative Is Crumbling

By Joni Askola
Nov. 23, 2025
Europe’s Blind Spot: Social Media Is a Strategic Threat Europe

OPINION: Europe’s Blind Spot: Social Media Is a Strategic Threat

By Joni Askola
Oct. 25, 2025
Wake Up! Europe is Already at War Europe

OPINION: Wake Up! Europe is Already at War

By Joni Askola
Sept. 21, 2025
Appease Russia to Isolate China? Europe

OPINION: Appease Russia to Isolate China?

By Joni Askola
Sept. 3, 2025
Takeaways from the Alaska Summit War in Ukraine

OPINION: Takeaways from the Alaska Summit

By Joni Askola
Aug. 17, 2025
Alaska Talks: the Unspoken Roadblocks to Peace in Ukraine Putin

OPINION: Alaska Talks: the Unspoken Roadblocks to Peace in Ukraine

By Joni Askola
Aug. 15, 2025
Don’t Overestimate Russia’s Clout Russia

OPINION: Don’t Overestimate Russia’s Clout

By Joni Askola
Aug. 15, 2025
What Happens When Trump and Putin Sit Down in Alaska? 4 Key Scenarios War in Ukraine

OPINION: What Happens When Trump and Putin Sit Down in Alaska? 4 Key Scenarios

By Joni Askola
Aug. 13, 2025
Why Peace in Russia-Ukraine War is Impossible in the Short Term War in Ukraine

OPINION: Why Peace in Russia-Ukraine War is Impossible in the Short Term

By Joni Askola
Aug. 8, 2025
Some Personal Reflections on the Real Russia Russia

OPINION: Some Personal Reflections on the Real Russia

By Joni Askola
Aug. 7, 2025
Ukraine’s 10 Biggest Successes of the War War in Ukraine

OPINION: Ukraine’s 10 Biggest Successes of the War

By Joni Askola
Aug. 5, 2025
Importance of Ukrainian Military’s Corps-Level Reform War in Ukraine

OPINION: Importance of Ukrainian Military’s Corps-Level Reform

By Joni Askola
Aug. 4, 2025
Putin’s 10 Biggest Mistakes of the War War in Ukraine

OPINION: Putin’s 10 Biggest Mistakes of the War

By Joni Askola
July 30, 2025