Commentary
September 2, 2022
Blame Russia for the CSTO’s Impotence
With every passing day, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) only proves its...
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Commentary
August 25, 2022
With the Hybrid War, Russia and the West Both Played a Losing Hand
Eight years ago, Russo-Western relations took a pivotal turn for the worse when Russia resumed its gaze on Ukraine and set out on a quest to subordinate its independence to Russia’s. That quest,...
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Commentary
August 16, 2022
Taiwan and Europe – Far Away, Not Worlds Apart
Global tensions between the United States and China peaked following the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 2–3 August visit to Taiwan. People around the world held their breaths as speculations...
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Commentary
August 2, 2022
The First Line of Defence
Russia’s war in Ukraine, Germany’s Zeitenwende, Finland and Sweden’s likely accession to NATO, and Denmark’s opting into the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy have produced...
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Commentary
August 2, 2022
All Eyes on Odesa
On 24 February, Odesa woke up from the sounds of cruise missiles exploding in the sky. It was targeted, just as any other major Ukrainian city from east to west. Since then, Odesa sustained several...
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Commentary
July 26, 2022
Europe’s Nuclear Energy Vulnerability
While a ban on Russian oil and gas is being actively discussed in the EU and US, there is no such conversation about the civil nuclear energy supply chain from Russia to Western countries....
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Commentary
July 11, 2022
Language Matters
The collaborating school administrators in the occupied city of Mariupol banned students from speaking Ukrainian to each other, even outside the now Russian-language-only classrooms, under the threat...
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Commentary
July 4, 2022
Don’t Be Fooled, the US Is Not Long for Europe
It is that time of the year again. Congress is busy with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Analysts write scathing critiques of the budget. Generals roam Capitol Hill, and defense...
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Commentary
June 19, 2022
In Memoriam: Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (01.11.1941 – 19.06.2022)
We were deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. He was a great friend to Estonia, a dear long-time friend of President Lennart Meri, and a frequent and valued...
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Commentary
June 1, 2022
War in Ukraine Exposes Russia’s Influence in Africa
Russia has successfully managed to exploit anti-colonial sentiment, regional instability and general disappointment in the west to create new partnerships in Africa....
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