Come, Listen, Debate: Join ICDS at the Opinion Festival 2018
In August every year, the town of Paide in central Estonia becomes a heart of public debate.
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Baltic States
Winners or Losers?
The negotiations for the next Multi Financial Framework for 2021-2027 are in the early stages. On June 12th, the European Commission is expected to publish the final sectorial proposal for migration, border management and security, European Defence Fund and neighbourhood policy.
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Air Defence of the Baltic States
NATO’s air defence capability has declined over the past decades, a period during which the Allies have usually been able to operate assuming air superiority. Russia’s air power, by contrast, has grown in size and sophistication.
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The Geopolitics of Power Grids: Political and Security Aspects of Baltic Synchronization
In 2015, the Baltic states declared their intent to withdraw from the BRELL agreement and desynchronize their power grids from the IPS/UPS synchronous area to which they still belong as part of the legacy of Soviet occupation.
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The Future of Swedish-Baltic Defence Integration
For many years, the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Air Force have been conducting exercises together with its Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts.
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European Deterrence Initiative: Bolstering the Defence of the Baltic States
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the FY18 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) into law.
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Debate on Societal Security in Helsinki
ICDS research fellow Ivo Juurvee participated as presenter and a panelist discussion on societal security and resilience in Helsinki on 24 August.
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Lecture to Swedbank Group’s Risk Week Participants
On 18 May, ICDS Head of Studies and Research Fellow Tomas Jermalavičius adressed the participants of Risk Week – a staff development programme of the major Scandinavian financial group, Swedbank.
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Desynch or Sink: A Political Analysis of Baltic Electricity Desynchronization
The electricity grids of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are still synchronised with Russia and Belarus in the framework of the so-called BRELL agreement.
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ICDS Contributed to the Work of the Baltic Assembly
Research Fellow Henrik Praks was among the experts invited to brief on contemporary security issues the meeting of the Legal Affairs and Security Committee of the Baltic Assembly, held in Vilnius on May 12. During the sessions he provided his perspectives under two agenda items: Geopolitical Development and Security in a Wider Perspective, and Common Policy and Approach vis-à-vis the U.S.
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