Hanna Ojanen

Hanna Ojanen is a Research Professor and Acting Professor of International Relations/World Politics at Tampere University’s Faculty of Management and Business. She leads the H2020 ENGAGE project on European governance architecture and coordinates the Academy of Finland’s STRAX project on strategic cultures in contemporary Europe. Her expertise spans European integration, foreign policy strategies, security/defense policy, Nordic cooperation, and multilateralism. Research focuses on NATO-EU relations, Finnish foreign policy, and defense integration dynamics.

Her projects include analyzing geopolitical shifts post-Ukraine conflict and evaluating Nordic states’ roles in global security frameworks. She co-authored works on Finnish/Swedish NATO accession impacts and EU defense policy evolution. Recent publications emphasize strategic autonomy, hybrid threats, and transatlantic alliances.

Publications highlight her contributions to understanding Arctic security, EU institutional resilience, and Nordic integration challenges. Notable works include analyses of NATO summits, EU-NATO synergy potential, and defense policy reforms. Awards section remains empty as none explicitly mentioned.

Grants involve €5.6M H2020 funding and Academy of Finland support for STRAX. Advising focuses on EU strategic culture transformations. Active in Tampere University’s international relations unit, she collaborates with institutions like Carnegie Europe and NATO Defense College.