This ICDS Policy Paper was conceived as part of the on-going effort by the Baltic states to give substance to the idea of closer trilateral collaboration in the defence-related research and...
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China’s role in global affairs is becoming increasingly important. This article offers an analysis of EU-China relations, including political and economic challenges that this relationship faces....
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An analysis of the upcoming Russian presidential elections by Kadri Liik, a senior researcher at ICDS. The author is positive that tomorrow's elections will not be free and fair. The outcome is...
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20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Nordic-Baltic region stands out as Europe’s success story. The Baltic countries, which were seen by many as potential sources of tension in the...
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As anyone familiar with kitchenware knows, after years of use Teflon tends to wear off. And that seems to be what has happened to Russia’s former and would-be president, Vladimir Putin. November...
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This report is aimed at analysing the impact changes introduced by the Lisbon treaty have on the common defence and security architecture of the European Union, in order to give an assessment of the...
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Following the self-immolation of a Tunisian greengrocer, the Arab world and North Africa went through a public uprising. It resulted, among other things, in Tunisian President Ben Ali fleeing his...
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This report forms part of an ICDS project titled ‘Security, Strategy, Science and Technology’ (S3T) and aims to identify the conceptual and organisational challenges in Estonia’s defence R&D...
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Today, the Estonian Defence Forces rely mostly on in-house solutions to repair and maintain defence equipment. However, the existing infrastructure and machinery cannot cater for their long-term...
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Since 1991, the Baltic states have been continuously learning how to be independent states capable of providing for security of their people and warding off various security risks, threats and...
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