TOKYO -- The biggest national security threat facing Finnish President Alexander Stubb is indisputably Russia, which shares a 1,340-kilometer land border with his country. Many Asian governments would point to China as their top challenge. But the Nordic leader this week warned against drawing easy parallels between the two Eurasian powers, stressing each is a "different kettle of fish."
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb tells a University of Tokyo audience on June 10 that the West must change the power balance if it is to preserve its international institutions. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
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