Henrik Praks is a senior analyst at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki. Prior to this, he held various positions within the Estonian Ministry of Defence, focusing on defence and security policy, regional security, NATO, and EU defence issues. He also worked at the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) as a Lecturer in Strategic Studies and as a research fellow at the ICDS, where he was also Director of the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD).
Up until the blatant act of Russian aggression in Ukraine in 2022, the West had been gradually shifting its attention…
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The next NATO Summit meeting will be held in Brussels on 11–12 July. The heads of state and government will…
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On November 13 Henrik Praks spoke at the public discussion „Which Future for the European Defence and Security“ held in…
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On 8-9 November ICDS Chief Executive Dmitri Teperik, and Research Fellows Kalev Stoicescu and Piret Pernik, as well as non-resident…
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ICDS research fellows Piret Pernik, Henrik Praks and Tomas Jermalavičius contributed to The Rīga Conference Papers 2017. Security in the…
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On September 6th the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence 2017 „European Defence Co-operation: Out of the Shadows?“ will take place…
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Research Fellow Henrik Praks was interviewed by the Defense News newspaper about Estonia’s responses to the Russia’s aggressive military moves.
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On 14 July, ICDS Research Fellows Tony Lawrence, Henrik Praks and Pauli Järvenpää presented their policy paper and companion report,…
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A degraded security situation, the Brexit referendum and the election of a US President at best indifferent to European security…
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An overview of military exercise Springstorm.
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On May 16-17, the ICDS Research Fellow Henrik Praks was among the discussants during the workshop “The Baltic Sea Region…
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Research Fellow Henrik Praks was among the experts invited to brief on contemporary security issues the meeting of the Legal…
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At the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, NATO allies decided to establish an enhanced forward presence (eFP) on the territory…
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On 28 March, Konrad-Adenaur-Stiftung organised in Berlin a panel discussion titled “Security in the Baltic Sea Region: a Nordic-Baltic perspective”.
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Ever since the appearance of the so-called Little Green Men and other elements of Russia’s hybrid aggression in Ukraine in…
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ICDS Research Fellows Piret Pernik and Henrik Praks participated at the George C. Marshall Centre Seminar "Hybrid Warfare and Collective…
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Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke on November 22 in Riga at the public discussion organised by the Latvian Institute of…
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Focusing on the evolution of the security landscape of the Baltic Sea Region, Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) published…
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On October 25 ICDS Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke during the Distinguished Visitors Day of the NATO Exercise Trident Juncture…
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ICDS Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke at the international conference “Adapting NATO to the New Challenges” which was held in…
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The NATO’s Summit in Warsaw has been widely labelled as a historic event in shaping NATO’s policies and strategically adapting…
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On May 31 ICDS was visited by a delegation of Members of Parliament from Sweden including members from Foreign Affairs…
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On 30th of May military cadets from the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom visited ICDS office where ICDS Director…
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On May 27, a nine-person delegation from the Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA), headed by Dr. Mika Aaltola, Programme…
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On May 23rd Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke in Budapest, Hungary at the conference “Questions and Answers before the Warsaw…
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From 11th to 13th of May Research Fellow Henrik Praks took part in the NATO Science and Technology Organisation’s SAS-121…
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Research Fellow Henrik Praks participated at a discussion organised in Washington on May 5 by the German Marshall Fund. The…
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On April 25th NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum hosted a conference titled "Russian Speaking Minorities in the Three Baltic States".…
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The Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) commissioned ICDS to conduct a study on the strategic balance in the…
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On April 5 ICDS Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke at the seminar in Berlin titled “NATO Summit in Warsaw –…
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On March 24 French delegation of the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) visited ICDS. Research fellows Kalev Stoicescu,…
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The writing of the new European Union Global Strategy comes at a difficult time. The world has become more and…
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ICDS was visited on February 18th by a delegation of students and staff from the Swedish Defence University´s Advanced Command…
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On January 15 research fellow Henrik Praks gave a briefing at the working meeting of the heads of delegations to…
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ICDS research fellow Henrik Praks moderated a panel at the Voice of the Flank Security Forum in Bucharest on November…
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Research Fellow Henrik Praks spoke at NATO Advanced Research Workshop titled “Lessons Learned from Small Countries Committing Troops to Operations…
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There is an urgent need for fresh thinking about deterrence as a core concept in preventing aggression in Europe –…
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In April, Estonia marked Veterans Day for the third time to thank and recognize men and women who have strengthened…
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The recent meeting of NATO’s defence ministers in Brussels produced a raft of decisions that were aimed at implementing the…
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The year 2014 brings several anniversary dates concerning NATO´s historic post-Cold War enlargement to Central and Eastern European nations. Fifteen…
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