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20. Sep, 2019
How Europe Can Better Defend Itself: Estonian-French Defence Cooperation
About 4 000 soldiers from the French army, navy and air force have participated in around 20 activities on NATO’s…
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Publications
27. Aug, 2019
Estonian-French Defence Cooperation – Where Estonian Pragmatism Meets French Vision
ICDS Research Fellow Kalev Stoicescu and Non-Resident Fellow Maxime Lebrun made a thorough analysis of the defence cooperation and partnership…
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Commentary
12. Oct, 2018
Strategic Autonomy? France, the eFP and the EII
The enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Estonia will welcome its third French rotating contribution during 2019.
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Commentary
03. Jul, 2018
Behind the European Intervention Initiative: An Expeditionary Coalition of the Willing?
The landscape of European security and defence cooperation has become a busy one. Last year, 25 of the 28 EU…
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Commentary
11. Apr, 2018
Conscription – The Enduring Loophole in French Political Culture
France and conscription have a flawed, nostalgic relationship.
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Publications
02. Feb, 2018
Security Sector Reform, Resilience Building and Civil Society in Ukraine
“You cannot have a resilient society without civil society.” Hanna Hopko, Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Verkhovna Rada of…
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Commentary
11. Oct, 2017
Sitting on the Fence: The “Hybrid” Moment
The “Hybrid” discourse has gained traction in recent years.
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Commentary
12. Jun, 2017
War and Noise: Russia, Alternative Facts, and Open Societies
On 25 May, ICDS and the NATO StratCom Center of Excellence hosted a seminar dedicated to the role of the…
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Commentary
05. Jun, 2017
Resilience as a Strategic Priority for EU External Action: From Vision to Practice
On 5 June, the Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA) and the European Commission Representation in Finland organized a joint…
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Commentary
29. May, 2017
Will the West Forget?
The War in Ukraine amid Divided Western Attention
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Commentary
26. May, 2017
The Risk of Reopening History
Reflections on the 2017 Lennart Meri Conference.
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Commentary
18. Apr, 2017
Lost in Reaction: The French War on Terror
The newly elected French president will inherit a difficult security situation. A state of emergency has been in effect ever…
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Commentary
27. Feb, 2017
“There Is Massive Uncertainty”: The 2017 Munich Security Conference (MSC) amid Unprecedented Volatility
“Today’s international security environment is more volatile than it’s been at any point that I can remember in my career.…
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