Allies recently agreed to a new cost sharing formula whereby European members and Canada will increase their contributions to NATO’s three common funded budgets allowing the US share to decrease....
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The functioning of the European Union rests upon its legal order and international treaties. Without them it would be impossible to operate the single market, guarantee trade access, ensure the...
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The security of the Baltic Sea region is increasingly overshadowed by two interrelated developments: growing uncertainty about the US role and the increasing fragility of international institutions....
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The Annual Baltic Conference on Defence 2019 focused on disruptive technologies, how they may alter the character of conflict or erode the West’s political, economic and military edge and ways to...
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The October NATO Defence Ministers Meeting was the last meeting ahead of the upcoming London Summit in early December. It is therefore unsurprising that no new, important decisions were announced...
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On 13 October 2019, Hungary held its municipal and local elections, which resulted in opposition parties taking over Budapest as well as several countryside...
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With the coming into force of the EU foreign investment screening regulation, combined with the delays to the completion of Nord Stream 2 there is now a distinct possibility that the pipeline will be...
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Finland joined Nordic cooperation in the 1930s and has valued being part of the Nordic countries ever since. Estonia has striven to be a member of the prestigious Nordic club since the 1990s. Today,...
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In the United States, and in most other countries, the border between internal and external affairs has never been water-tight. But there has been a settled expectation that national leaders would...
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In times when allies and partners of the United States have grown accustomed to negative news from Washington D.C., it is reassuring to learn more details on how the U.S. military is implementing its...
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