On Friday, December 15th, ICDS hosted a public discussion with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sven Mikser, and Minister of Defence, Mr. Jüri Luik, entitled “Taking Stock of Estonian Foreign and Security Policy in 2017.” ICDS Director, Sven Sakkov offered introductory remarks and the event was moderated by ICDS Research Fellow, Eerik Marmei.
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ICDS Chief Executive gave a speech at the international round table entitled “Ukraine and the EaP Countries in Countering Hybrid Threats for Public Security”, which was organised by the Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” in Kyiv on 1 November 2017.
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“Achieving cyber resilience in the EU” is one of the strategic priorities of the 2013 EU cybersecurity strategy.
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ICDS Research Fellow Piret Pernik contributed an article entitled “Militarisation of Cyberspace. Implications for the Baltic Sea region” to the publication “Security in the Baltic Sea Region: Realities and Prospects,”Rīga Conference Papers 2017.
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Piret Pernik, ICDS’s research fellow, conducted interviews with government officials in Belarus on 8 June to assess the baseline of cyber security in the country.
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On 16-19 May ICDS Research Fellow Piret Pernik conducted interviews with Georgian government officials in order to assess the cyber security capacity building in the country.
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The issue of developing and implementing national policy towards Russia has always been a pertinent subject for post-Soviet states as they have sought to ensure their own security. Governments have tried a number of different approaches, among which is the so-called “pragmatic approach.” Its most vivid embodiment is the policy of the current Georgian government with regards to Russia. Notably, it should be mentioned that almost all political forces that have come to power in Georgia have attempted to improve or at least normalize relations with Russia. However, each of these attempts was followed by disappointment.
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On 29 March, the European External Action Service (EEAS), in close cooperation with the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), held a consultation meeting with several think-tanks and NGOs on the subject of resilience.
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Russia’s recent decision to grant official recognition of civil documents issued in the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Luhansk and Donetsk (LNR and DNR) starting from February 18, 2017 is incompatible with the Kremlin’s official denial of its direct military involvement and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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The ICDS research fellows Kalev Stoicescu and Anna Bulakh discuss the Ukrainian future. The discussion was moderated by Erkki Bahovski.
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