Riina Kaljurand has previously worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence as well as the Estonian embassy in Stockholm. Before returning to the MFA, she worked at the International Centre for Defence and Security, while also being the Director of the Lennart Meri Conference for several years. /2019
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The Hem and Haw of Sweden’s Relationship with NATO
Cooperation with NATO is extremely important for the security of the kingdom.
Read moreICDS Research Fellow Speaks at Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi
On 16 January, ICDS research fellow Riina Kaljurand spoke in a panel of “Women in Foreign and Security Policy” at…
Read moreLennart Meri Conference 2017 Is About to Begin
Why this year’s Lennart Meri Conference is titled as ’Darkest Before Dawn?: The War on Trust and How to Win…
Read moreA Visit by Australia’s Foreign Minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP
The ICDS was honoured to host a visit by Australia’s Foreign Minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP, on 26 April.
Read moreBrexit and Baltic Sea Security: Presentation of Report
On 5 December, ICDS Research Fellows Riina Kaljurand, Tony Lawrence, Pauli Järvenpää and Tomas Jermalavičius presented their report, “Brexit and…
Read moreBrexit and Baltic Sea Security
The result of the UK’s June 2016 referendum on continued membership of the EU was unexpected and its consequences may…
Read moreSeminar in Moscow “Russia and Europe: Challenges and the Ways Forward”
On the 23rd of November, 2016, the Researcher of the ICDS, Riina Kaljurand participated in a seminar “Russia and Europe:…
Read moreAFGG Alumni Reunion in New Delhi
Riina Kaljurand participated in a big alumni reunion of the Bucerius Summer School and Asian Forum on Global Governance Reunion…
Read moreVisit by Students and Staff from the Swedish Defence University
ICDS was visited on February 18th by a delegation of students and staff from the Swedish Defence University´s Advanced Command…
Read moreInterdependence and Hybrid Security Across the Gulf of Finland
On 18 January 2016, Riina Kaljurand and Pauli Järvenpää attended a seminar at the Embassy of Estonia in Helsinki titled…
Read moreEstonia’s “Virtual Russian World”: The Influence of Russian Media on Estonia’s Russian Speakers
Russian speakers feel as if they are on the front line.
Read moreEstonia’s “Virtual Russian World”: The Influence of Russian Media on Estonia’s Russian Speakers
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the use of new, creative forms of warfare in the eastern part of Ukraine raise…
Read moreEstonia’s Virtual „Russian World“
On the 12 of October, Jill Dougherty, a Russia Expert and former Moscow Bureau Chief for CNN, and Riina Kaljurand,…
Read moreDevelopments in the Security Environment of the Baltic Sea Region up to 2020
A research team led by the International Centre for Defence Studies (ICDS) was asked by the Foreign Policy Committee of…
Read moreBaltic-Nordic-US cooperation as a vehicle for democratic change
20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Nordic-Baltic region stands out as Europe’s success story. The Baltic…
Read moreContributions by ICDS researchers published in a special issue of Akadeemia
ICDS researchers published three articles in a recent special issue of Akadeemia (9/2009) that focuses on security matters.
Read morePriorities and Challenges of Ukraine’s National Security Policy
ICDS has participated in drafting a paper on external challenges and internal problems of Ukraine’s security policy.
Read moreFrom de-securitisation to re-securitisation: Sub-regional multilateralism around the Baltic Sea
This paper traces the development of sub-regional multilateralism around the Baltic Sea from the building of regional security via de-securitisation…
Read moreRussian influence on Moldovan politics during the Putin era (2000-2008)
Despite progress in the process of European integration during the period 2000-2008 and the increasing presence of the European Union…
Read moreEstonian Think Tank Completes a Report on Provision of Defence Aid
8.11.2007 Today Nordic and Baltic Ministers of Defence concluded their meeting in Stockholm where they discussed the proposals laid out…
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