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December 29, 2008
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The third issue of the foreign and security policy monthly Diplomaatia focuses on Iraq and defence issues, as seen through the eyes of Estonia and the Nordic...
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December 19, 2008
Russian influence on Moldovan politics during the Putin era (2000-2008)
Vaatamata teatud edusammudele, mida Moldova Euroopaga integreerumise suunal aastatel 2000-2008 on teinud ning Euroopa Liidu suurenenud rollile riigis, on Moldova endiselt Venemaa tugevas haardes....
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December 18, 2008
The Decline of Hard and Soft Power
Is there a strategic dialogue between the United States and Europe on the vital issues of...
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December 18, 2008
Gas, Realpolitik and Insecurity
These days there are so significant changes underway – changes of historical importance – that Condoleezza Rice recently said in a speech that she sometimes felt that the ground beneath her feet...
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December 18, 2008
The Baltic Region and the South Caucasus: Strategies for Cooperation and Patterns of Reform
One of the most important, yet least discussed issues has been Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and how this dependence makes Europe unwilling to confront Russia in its “near abroad,”...
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December 16, 2008
English Summary
The fourth issue of the foreign and security policy monthly Diplomaatia (Diplomacy) features mainly articles about the European...
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December 16, 2008
The Tibetan Effect
When we fight for Tibet, we are also fighting for the Uigurs in China, the Karens in Burma and the Finno-Ugrians in Russia – just like 20 years ago, when most of the world saw the Baltic states as...
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December 16, 2008
Ilves: When the materials on the Plenum of Creative Unions arrived, I suddenly realised that I would be coming to Estonia
In an interview with Diplomaatia, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves recalls the peak period of the Singing Revolution 20 years ago and its reception by the outside...
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December 16, 2008
The South Kurils – Highlights of the Past
In 1990, my friends and I went camping on the islands of Kunashir, Shikotan and Iturup. Deep inside I knew that some day I would reclassify this trip as my first visit to Japan. Rich in mineral...
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December 16, 2008
The Japan-Russia Border Dispute and their Juridical Foreign Policies
A state’s interpretation of international law is highly dependent on its interests and...
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