Kaarel Kaas worked as a junior researcher for the Defence and Force Planning Project of the International Centre for Defence Studies. He also was editor-in-chief of the Centre-s magazine, Diplomaatia.
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Publications
17. Dec, 2014
Tools of Destabilization
ICDS welcomes the publication of an FOI (Swedish Defense Research Agency) report on Russian soft power in the Baltic States,…
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Commentary
20. Jun, 2014
Russian Armed Forces in the Baltic Sea Region
In the past five years, Russian units have grown in quality as well as quantity.
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Commentary
15. May, 2014
Jüri Luik: NATO forces will do their duty if called upon to do so
Abstract deterrence is no substitute for real preparedness. Concrete measures must be in place for countering aggression.
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Commentary
02. Feb, 2014
Russian Armed Forces in 2014 – A Short-term prognosis
By and large the last year’s prognosis can be considered accurate. The events in the Russian armed forces in 2013…
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Commentary
27. Mar, 2013
Russian Military 2013 – Short-term Prognosis
The last forecast was written against the background of general instability in Russia that caused a degree of uncertainty regarding…
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Commentary
14. Nov, 2012
Russia Does Not Just Keep an Eye on Estonia – It Keeps Three
The ever strengthening Russian intelligence services have clearly stepped up their efforts on the Estonian front during the last 20…
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Commentary
21. Feb, 2012
Russian Military 2012 – Short-term Prognosis
The assessment of possible developments in the Russian Armed Forces and defence sphere given in the previous edition of this…
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Commentary
16. Feb, 2011
Period of changes in the Russian military
Kaarel Kaas: Since the mid-1990s there have been numerous attempts to reform and modernize the Russian military. All these efforts…
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Publications
02. Nov, 2009
Policy Brief on the EU’s Eastern Partnership and Estonia
ICDS researchers Kaarel Kaas and Merle Maigre have completed a Policy Brief with recommendations and suggestions for Estonia’s engagement with…
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Commentary
24. Sep, 2009
Words and Steel
At the moment, Russia is holding large-scale Zapad-2009 and Ladoga-2009 military drills right next to the Baltic states. Moscow insists…
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Commentary
25. Jul, 2009
War of Nerves in the Caucasus
Yesterday US Vice President Joseph Biden visited Georgia, sending a strong signal of the new administration’s continuing support to the…
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Commentary
25. May, 2009
The Russian Bear on the Warpath Against Georgia
The Russian-Georgian conflict, which had been going on for years, escalated into a full-scale war in August 2008. The Five-Day…
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Commentary
21. Aug, 2008
The Path of War
By now, it is abundantly clear that Russia started a full-scale military aggression against Georgia at the end of last…
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Publications
15. May, 2008
Georgian-Russian Crisis in Motion
The International Centre for Defence Studies presents a paper to provide you with background information on the Georgian-Russian crisis. The…
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