Commentary
March 1, 2019
The Growing Signs of the Fragility and Resilience of Liberal Democracy
EU foreign policy has a role in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights at a global level...
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Commentary
March 1, 2019
Does Estonia Need a Textbook on International Relations?
The importance of International Relations as an independent discipline has often been underrated in Estonia’s public policy...
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Commentary
March 1, 2019
The Grammar of War
“War is the most important thing in the world,” reads the first sentence of Martin van Creveld’s most recent...
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February 25, 2019
A President Losing His Voice? Putin’s Address to the Federal Assembly
Like the State of the Union in the United States and the Queen’s Speech in the UK, the annual address of Russia’s President to the bicameral Federal Assembly is normally the most important...
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February 21, 2019
A Tale of Two Speeches
Since the Munich Security Conference, the headlines have been full of doom and gloom and an open rift between the US and...
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Commentary
February 12, 2019
The EU as a Global Actor: Not Today, Maybe Tomorrow
Politico Brussels Playbook wrote that 4 February 2019 might go down in the history books as a “fatal blow … to the EU’s attempts to be taken seriously on a global...
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February 8, 2019
The EU’s Eastern Partnership: Strategic Ambiguity, Pragmatic Support
Petro Poroshenko, the president of Ukraine aspiring to a second term in forthcoming elections, has recently declared that Ukraine should submit an application for EU membership in...
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Commentary
February 6, 2019
State of Relief Address
In the last days before the State of the Union Address (SOTU) by President Donald Trump a state of near-panic descended upon the defence and foreign affairs chattering classes in...
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Commentary
January 31, 2019
The Deal With the Taliban Is a Surrender
Over the years, the United States has supported the Afghan authorities in their talks with the...
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