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December 3, 2018
Towards a New Social Contract in Putin’s Russia
The Russian political economy is on the...
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November 27, 2018
Shallow Waters of Deep Provocation
The simmering conflict in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov reached a new level when Russian forces fired on Ukrainian vessels, injuring at least 3 sailors and seizing 20...
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November 26, 2018
Estonian Cyber Command: What Is It For?
About 30 countries were developing cyber-attack capabilities as of...
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November 21, 2018
What is a European Army, Anyway?
President Emmanuel Macron has poked the hornet’s nest, calling in a 6 November interview for a “real European...
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November 20, 2018
“Led Into the Fork”: The Importance of Close Transatlantic Relations in Estonia
“Led into the fork” is an expression in Estonia that indicates a very difficult, if not an almost inescapable situation. The potential disintegration of the Atlantic community is a “fork”...
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November 20, 2018
UN Compact and Foreign Policy Sour Grapes
While the UN Global Compact on Migration has very limited direct relevance for Estonia, a refusal to endorse it would undermine the country's reputation, relationship with its allies and partners, as...
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November 19, 2018
Who Needs a European Army?
The French call it l’Europe de la Défence. At first glance this seems to suggest, at least to non-French observers, a concept based on the complementarity and synergy of NATO’s military muscle...
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November 1, 2018
NATO’s Trident Juncture: Old Dog, Old and New Tricks
NATO is in the middle of the active phase of its largest military exercise for some...
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October 26, 2018
Is the INF Treaty Going to Heaven or Hell?
The announcement by President Donald Trump that the US is to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty of 1987 stirred quite a...
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October 26, 2018
What Kind of Germany Does Europe Want? Preparing for the Post-Merkel era
The recent elections in Bavaria and last year’s general election in Germany have laid bare the deep political crisis that currently envelops...
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