Commentary
September 4, 2008
A Long Way to Defence Diplomacy
A unified concept of outreach would give greater cohesion to foreign and security...
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Commentary
September 4, 2008
Entry and Exit Strategies
How should Estonia arrive at a decision to participate in a foreign military mission? What circumstances should force us to end a mission and bring our troops...
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Commentary
September 4, 2008
Small States Grappling with Cooperative and Conflict Diplomacy
One could say that diplomacy is the implementation technology of foreign policy. The output of foreign policy consists of messages or content and diplomacy provides the most appropriate means for its...
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Commentary
September 4, 2008
The Foreign Policy of a Small State
Siim Kallas claims that in comparison with a foreign policy based on bilateral relations, a multilateral international policy creates more opportunities for a small state and should be a priority...
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Commentary
September 4, 2008
Why Should We Care About Someone Else’s Reputation?
Does the declining reputation of the United States affect...
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Commentary
September 3, 2008
Development Cooperation in Helmand: Past Experiences and Future Challenges
The NATO operation should be considered a failure, if no actual progress is made in all areas of...
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Commentary
September 3, 2008
A Clear or a Foggy Picture?
What foreign policy issues are raised in party election...
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Commentary
September 3, 2008
Baltic Cooperation: Past, Present and Future
For 15 years, the Baltic Assembly has unfailingly fulfilled the role of an international chat room. It now needs reforming. What kinds of reforms are necessary? How should the Baltic Assembly be...
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Commentary
September 3, 2008
The Experiences Estonia Gained on the Way to the European Union: What Could We Teach Other Countries?
Estonia had to work hard for more than a decade in order to become an EU member state. Countries seeking EU membership today have to understand that they will need to work at least as hard and as...
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Commentary
September 3, 2008
Of Insecurity and World Order
We are living in a time of transition to yet another world order. Estonia has to fight in order to stay with the winners, not the...
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