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September 16, 2024
Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) 2024
24-25 September...
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August 12, 2024
Catching the Wind in a Net? Prospects for Russia’s Democratisation
The question of whether and on what conditions Russia could someday find its place among free and democratic western states has been under close scrutiny ever since the end of the Cold War. In 1992,...
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July 12, 2024
The Washington Summit: Low Expectations Mostly Met
Nobody expected NATO’s heads of state and government to pull rabbits from a hat when they met in Washington this week. Big decisions on Ukraine, defence and deterrence, and spending had been taken,...
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July 3, 2024
The Washington Summit Series
NATO heads of state and government gathered in Washington on 9-11 July to mark the Alliance’s 75th anniversary. While a third year of full-scale war rages in Europe, they had to guard the tone of...
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July 1, 2024
The Washington Summit: Burden-sharing
NATO heads of state and government will gather in Washington on 9-11 July to mark the Alliance’s 75th anniversary. While a third year of full-scale war rages in Europe, they will need to guard the...
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June 27, 2024
The Washington Summit: NATO-Ukraine
NATO heads of state and government will gather in Washington on 9-11 July to mark the Alliance’s 75th anniversary. While a third year of full-scale war rages in Europe, they will need to guard the...
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June 6, 2024
China’s and Russia’s Aggressive Foreign Policies: Historical Legacy or Geopolitical Ambitions?
Beijing and Moscow are among the states across the world pursuing aggressive foreign policies, including towards their neighbours. Beyond mere threats, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
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March 12, 2024
The Newest Allies: Finland and Sweden in NATO
Sweden’s flag was raised at NATO headquarters at midday on 11 March 2024, ceremonially marking one of the most surprising outcomes of Russia’s war in Ukraine. In the face of Russia’s aggression...
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February 22, 2024
The Impact of Ukraine’s Accession on the EU’s Economy: The Value Added of Ukraine
The groundwork for Ukraine’s integration into the EU’s single market was laid by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA). A key component of the AA, the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area...
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January 29, 2024
A Forbidden Zone of “No Limits” Friendship: Possibilities and Constraints in Sino-Russia Intelligence Cooperation
The history of Sino-Russian relations of the past century is that of mutual distrust, suspicion, and deception....
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