Indrek Elling works at the Estonian Permanent Representation to NATO and the European Union. In 2013, he became the first Estonian serviceman to participate in the recently-established European Union Training Mission in Mali, in the country’s capital, Bamako. /2018
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We have to address the underlying cause of problems in Africa, not bury our heads in the sand
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The EU’s new defence initiative is creating a new situation in member states’ defence cooperation
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Both Estonia and NATO as a whole need constantly updated and reliable intelligence information to make adequate decisions.
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NATO members will have to decide at the Bucharest summit at the beginningof April whether to respond positively to requests…
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