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LMC 2026: Fortune Favours the Brave
The 19th annual Lennart Meri Conference will take place on 15-17 May 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia.
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The Ties That Bind: Energy Connectivity in the Age of Geopolitical Turbulence
Europe's energy system is undergoing a profound transformation driven by geopolitics, security concerns, and climate objectives.
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NB8 Series. The Circles of Security: The Role of the NB8 in (Northern) European Security
Russia’s war against Ukraine has profoundly worsened Europe’s security environment, but it has also spurred deeper regional cooperation. The challenge now is to ensure that this growing number of initiatives remains purposeful, adds concrete value, and strengthens both the EU and NATO.
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The Bear’s Sharp Claw or a Soft Underbelly? Russian Armed Forces in the Far East
Japan lies some 7 500 km away from the battlefield, and the war in Ukraine does not, in and of itself, pose an immediate threat to Japan’s security. This does not mean, however, that Russia’s war against Ukraine is irrelevant to Japan’s security.
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Watch: ICDS 20
This spring, ICDS celebrates 20 years of work as a think tank. The ICDS was founded in 2006 by the decision of the Estonian Government on the 31st of March and officially registered on 12th of April 2006.
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The Founding of the International Centre for Defence and Security
The story of how the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) came to be begins not in 2006, when the centre was officially established, but in the late 1990s, when Estonia was taking its first steps toward NATO.
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The Russian Way of Ceasefires and the Traps It Sets for Europe
Examining the implementation and failure of successive ceasefires and peace agreements with Moscow reveals consistent patterns in the behaviour both of Russia and of its interlocutors.
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Escalation in the Taiwan Strait: scenarios and implications for Estonian security
This report analyses the Taiwan Strait as a structurally escalating security flashpoint.
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Asia’s Fallout from Russia’s War Against Ukraine: North Korea’s Rise in the Russia–China Balance
As Russia’s protracted war against Ukraine entered its fifth year, Moscow’s ability to sustain its war effort increasingly depends on Asian partners—the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Lennart Meri Conference 2026
The 19th annual Lennart Meri Conference will take place on 15-17 May 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. Three days of high-level foreign and security policy debate in Tallinn, Estonia. Global voices and expert insights, with a Nordic-Baltic flavour — all at the Lennart Meri Conference 2026.
