Fifth Annual Baltic Conference on Defence was held in Tallinn

On September 29, ICDS and the Estonian Ministry of Defence welcomed to Tallinn the participants of the fifth Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD). The conference of 2011 was entitled ‘From the Cold War and Hot Peace to the Long War and Beyond: What Are Our Armed Forces (Good) For?’ and was dedicated to reflecting upon the evolving role of military force and the implications of change and continuity in the security environment for its utility. The welcoming addresses at the conference were given by HE Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, Dr Mart Laar, Estonian Minister of Defence, and General Sir Richard Shirreff, DSACEUR, NATO Allied Command Operations. The keynote speech to a hundred and fifty participants of the conference was delivered by General (ret.) Egon Ramms, former Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. In addition, the conference was preceded by a seminar with General James N. Mattis, Commander of U.S. Central Command, on the multiple futures of the armed forces, which was conducted on September 27 under the auspices of ABCD 2011.

On September 29, ICDS and the Estonian Ministry of Defence welcomed to Tallinn the participants of the fifth Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD). The conference of 2011 was entitled ‘From the Cold War and Hot Peace to the Long War and Beyond: What Are Our Armed Forces (Good) For?’ and was dedicated to reflecting upon the evolving role of military force and the implications of change and continuity in the security environment for its utility. The welcoming addresses at the conference were given by HE Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, Dr Mart Laar, Estonian Minister of Defence, and General Sir Richard Shirreff, DSACEUR, NATO Allied Command Operations. The keynote speech to a hundred and fifty participants of the conference was delivered by General (ret.) Egon Ramms, former Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. In addition, the conference was preceded by a seminar with General James N. Mattis, Commander of U.S. Central Command, on the multiple futures of the armed forces, which was conducted on September 27 under the auspices of ABCD 2011.