Challenges of Real National Defence
Jonatan Vesviov is the Estonian Ambassador to the US. Before this he worked in the Estonian Ministry of Defence for 10 years.
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Defence Spending
Germany’s Defence Contribution – Is Berlin Underperforming?
There is every indication that burden sharing will be a contentious issue at NATO’s Brussels Summit, which begins today. Donald Trump has been consistent in attacking Germany’s contribution to the Alliance, which he claims is unfair to the US.
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What is Hidden in Russia’s Military Budget
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2017 Russia reduced it armaments expenditure by 20 per cent to 66.3 billion US dollars.
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NATO Brussels Summit: Prospects and Opportunities
The next NATO Summit meeting will be held in Brussels on 11–12 July. The heads of state and government will be taking stock of the decisions of the Wales and Warsaw Summits and implement further the adaptation of the Alliance to respond to the wide range of 21st-century security challenges.
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Estonian National Defence 2022
On 22 February, ICDS was pleased to host a presentation and discussion of Estonia’s medium-term defence development plan.
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ICDS Represented at Cambridge Baltic Conference 2017
On 28 October, ICDS Head of Studies Tomas Jermalavičius participated at the 5th Cambridge Baltic Conference (CBC) organised by the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian students of the University of Cambridge (UK).
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