The Hague Summit Series
When NATO heads of state and government meet in The Hague on 24 and 25 June, there will be much to talk about. Building consensus around NATO’s new capability targets has sometimes been...
Read moreWhen NATO heads of state and government meet in The Hague on 24 and 25 June, there will be much to talk about. Building consensus around NATO’s new capability targets has sometimes been...
Read moreEurope’s dilemma is that it needs to try and keep the United States on board while preparing for its departure. The best way forward is accelerated burden-shifting to build a more European...
Read moreOn 4 April, ICDS is co-organising a high-level international conference in...
Read moreKristi Raik’s article on „NATO enlargement: is the door still open after Finland and Sweden?“ has been published in Defence Studies as part of the special section ‘NATO @75 and...
Read moreToday, on 19 February, the European Union Enlargement Conference (EUEC) takes place in Tallinn to discuss the possibilities of EU accession for Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkan countries, as...
Read moreICDS co-hosts a side event at MSC: Fortifying the East: A Dive into NATO’s Strategy. The event is organised by Geopolitics and Security Studies Center in Vilnius on Latvian Institute of...
Read moreUS no longer an “ally” of Europe, according to major new poll - as Trump 2.0 prompts Estonians and wider European citizens to explore a more “transactional” and “pragmatic” approach to...
Read moreFrom vacuous moralizers to pragmatic engagers, European governments are divided once...
Read moreDonald Trump’s return to the US White House, next week, is widely seen as a “good thing” for peace in the world, American influence, and dialogue between leading powers. However, this feeling...
Read moreFollowing an open competition, the Board of the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) has selected Dr Kristi Raik to be the centre’s new director. She will assume her duties from 1...
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