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ABCD 2023

The 17th Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD), organised by the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) and the Estonian Ministry of Defence (MoD),…

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The Impact on the EU Budget of Ukraine as a Member State

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The Signal of Deterrence and Reassurance

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Commentary 07. Sep, 2023

Prigozhin’s Death Will Not Secure Putin’s Future

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Commentary 24. Aug, 2023

Fates Interconnected: Ukraine and Estonia Should Be Guarantors Of Each Other’s Security  

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Commentary 02. Aug, 2023

What Ukraine Achieved in Vilnius

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Commentary 10. Jul, 2023

Defence Spending: Who Is Doing What Now?

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Commentary 06. Jul, 2023

The Vilnius Summit and the Limits of Consensus

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Commentary 05. Jul, 2023

Putin, Prigozhin, and the Degeneration of Russia

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Commentary 04. Jul, 2023

French Position on EU Enlargement: Seizing the Historic and Geopolitical Turn

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Commentary 29. Jun, 2023

Vilnius Summit Prepares NATO for Tough Times Ahead

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Commentary 28. Jun, 2023

Crimean Tatars in the Vortex of War: a Decisive Moment for the Nation

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Commentary 27. Jun, 2023

Air Defender 23: Boosting Deterrence in the Nordic Baltic Region and Beyond

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Commentary 12. Jun, 2023

Accelerated Growth: Developments in Baltic Defence

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Commentary 09. Jun, 2023

To Speak or Not to Speak with Russia: A Baltic Way

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Commentary 08. Jun, 2023

How the War Affected the Russian Security Services

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Commentary 07. Jun, 2023

Studying Russia: Getting the Reckoning Right

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Commentary 06. Jun, 2023

What Are the Legacies of Sino-Russian Relations?

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Commentary 05. Jun, 2023

Anton Shekhovtsov: Helping those ‘Azov Nazis’?

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Commentary 01. Jun, 2023

Why We Have a Stake in This War: An Honest View from Czechia

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Commentary 01. Jun, 2023

US Democracy: A Second Heart Attack?

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Events 26. Sep, 2023

Annual Baltic Conference on Defence 2023: Deterring the Next War in Europe

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Events 20. Jun, 2023

Finland and Sweden in a Changing NATO

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Events 08. Jun, 2023

Discussion: Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine and Its Implications for the Global South

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Events 02. Jun, 2023

Roundtable with Fletcher School

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Events 26. May, 2023

Roundtable Discussion with Minister-President of Lower Saxony: No Room for Complacency

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Events 24. May, 2023

British Delegation Visits: Implications for European Security

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Events 17. May, 2023

Ukrainian Delegation Visits: Capacity Building for EU Integration

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Events 11. May, 2023

The Lennart Meri Conference focuses on the changing world order

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Events 27. Apr, 2023

Rewatch: Historical Legacy or Geopolitical Ambitions?

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Events 18. Apr, 2023

Upcoming webinar! China’s and Russia’s aggressive foreign policy: Historical Legacy or Geopolitical Ambitions?

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Events 17. Apr, 2023

ICDS Talk: Transatlantic Alliance in Times of Turmoil of International Order

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Events 04. Apr, 2023

“Resilient Ukraine” Presented the Results of Cross-Sector Crisis-Simulation Exercises

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Events 31. Mar, 2023

Sanctions Against Russia: A Never-Ending Game

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Events 14. Mar, 2023

Watch now! The Baltic-Nordic EU Conversations 2023: EU’s Military Power

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Events 01. Mar, 2023

ICDS Hosted a Meeting with a Delegation from the Bundestag

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Events 22. Feb, 2023

ICDS talk with US Ambassador George P. Kent

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Events 16. Feb, 2023

Taiwanese National Defence University Delegation Visit

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Events 04. Jan, 2023

Foreign Minister of Moldova visited the ICDS

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Events 08. Dec, 2022

Watch now! Webinar on Estonian and Japanese Perspectives on Defence and Deterrence

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Events 06. Dec, 2022

Estonia’s Conscription System and Takeaways for Georgia

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The Glass of Societal Resilience – Half Empty or Half Full? Perceptions of Socio-Economic Threats and Wellbeing in Estonia

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Mapping Media Literacy

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Series: NATO’s Vilnius Summit

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British Power in Baltic Weather: The UK’s Role in Nordic-Baltic Security and UK-Estonia Defence Cooperation

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Is There Life in the Desert? Russian Civil Society After the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

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Hangxin’s Acquisition – A Threat to EU Aviation Competitiveness

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Conscription in Estonia and Georgia: Lessons from and for Small-State Peers

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The Stolen Children: How Russia Attempts to Kidnap Ukraine’s Future

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