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September 12, 2019
BREXIT: Things as they stand
Following the developments in London over the past two weeks has been a challenge, and it is far from over....
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September 11, 2019
Will building the wall against Mexico also lower the threshold for Russia?
Many armed conflicts have started due to miscalculation when an aggressor has assessed that he has more to gain than to lose from using military...
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September 10, 2019
Russia’s Local Elections: A Change of Mood but Not of Power
A sharp change of the electorate’s mood in a democracy governed by the rule of law should result in the change of political rulers following elections....
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August 27, 2019
Does G7 still represent common values and purpose in the Western World?
Established in 1976 with the accession of Canada, the Group of 7 (G7) has represented and advocated for the interests of the world’s largest economies. According to its statute, the group consists...
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August 23, 2019
Catch-22? Developing AI Under GDPR
Estonia has always taken great pride in staying at the cutting edge of merging technology and government....
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July 29, 2019
The “Moscow Rules”: Ten Principles for Working with Russia
In March 2019, ICDS hosted Keir Giles launching his most recent book "Moscow Rules". The book highlights how Western leaders repeat the same mistakes over and over again when dealing with Russia. He...
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July 18, 2019
“Ambition is good, but don’t forget the reality”: The next European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen’s speech to the European Parliament before the vote on her election as the next European Commission president was an ambitious and concise to-do list....
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June 11, 2019
Going Global: Estonia Becomes a Member of the UN Security Council
On Friday 7 June, emotions ran high among Estonian foreign-policy makers in Tallinn and in New York, where Estonia was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council....
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May 30, 2019
What Do the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Estonia Tell Us?
Following March’s general elections, which produced an unexpected governing coalition, Estonian society still reels between confusion, disappointment and disagreement....
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May 27, 2019
How Estonia uses Cybersecurity to Strengthen its Position in NATO
Small states, especially those in close proximity to potentially threatening regional powers, tend to seek reassurance in collective arrangements often in the form of security agreements....
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