No. 163 • March 2017

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A View of Iraq after ISIS

A New Middle East Arises in the Shadow of Old...

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Towards the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU: Lessons from Latvia

In the second half of 2017, Estonia will chair the Council of the European Union (EU). It will be the first presidency for Estonia, as it was for the other two Baltic States – Lithuania and Latvia...

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Defence Analyst Mitchell: Putin Would Get a Bloody Nose from Estonia

A small state must use all legitimate options to protect...

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Estonia and Estonians in the Strategic Confrontation of the Cold War – Part II

In the previous part, we briefly explored the role of Estonia and the Baltic States in the confrontation of intelligence organisations in the first years of the Cold War. We realised that the Baltic...

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When talking about a potential war, all scenarios are bad

I was consumed with concern after having read two books published in 2016, one of which was only recently translated into Estonian: firstly, Sir Richard Shirreff’s War with Russia, and immediately...

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In this issue, Diplomaatia again explores events in the Middle East and Russia, since these places can greatly influence the Baltic States’Estonia’s...

No. 163 • March 2017

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