Dmitri Teperik at the BALTDEFCOL Annual Conference on Russia 2017
ICDS Chief Executive Dmitri Teperik participated in the Annual Conference on Russia, which was organised by the Baltic Defence College in Tartu on 15-17 February 2017.
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Eastern Partnership
Assessing Social Consequences of the War in Eastern Ukraine
Every armed conflict, not just full-fledged war, has a multidimensional impact that echoes throughout society in many ways, some of which can be easily predicted, while others might not be immediately apparent either to participants or outside observers.
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Dmitri Teperik on Social Consequences of the War in Eastern Ukraine
ICDS Chief Executive Dmitri Teperik participated in the panel discussion “Social consequences of the war in Eastern Ukraine”, held in the framework of the X Europe-Ukraine Forum in Rzeszów, Poland on 27-28 January 2017.
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Ukraine’s President Visit to Estonia – The Value of Political Solidarity in Trump Era
On January 23, 2016 Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko visited Estonia just two days after the inauguration of the 45th US president, Donald Trump – a known skeptic of NATO. While the timing of the two events was not related, the messages raised in Donald Trump’s inaugural address and his vision of the US foreign policy have alarmed Ukraine and its European allies.
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Defining Ukraine’s National Resilience in Light of Non-linear Threats: Where to Start?
What makes eastern Ukraine more resilient than expected and/or calculated by the aggressor, which has succeeded in annexing the Crimea and occupying a territory of some four million people,1 but was stopped from penetrating further? A non-violent civilian defence was one of the key factors in deterring the aggression. A bigger question is what is required to build a sustainable societal and national resilience, where society can become an effective player in providing security. We have been seeking the answers to these questions, as the security threats in Ukraine are similar to those in Estonia.
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Public Discussion on National Resilience of Ukraine at Tallinn Technical University
On December 12, 2016 experts of the International Centre for Defence and Security held a public discussion on the topic of national resilience in Ukraine with the students of the Tallinn Technical University (TTÜ) in the framework of the project “Resilient Ukraine: Civil society support for strengthening national resilience and security in Ukraine”.
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“What role civil society can play in the field of security?” panel discussion, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On December 7, 2016 International Centre for Defence and Security organized a panel discussion with on the occasion of the launch of the development cooperation project “Resilient Ukraine: civil society support for strengthening national resilience and security in Ukraine” in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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ICDS Organises Panel Discussion “Comprehensive Approach to National Security”, Kyiv, Ukraine
On December 6, 2016 ICDS organized a panel discussion with the distinguished speakers from Estonia and Ukraine at the Embassy of Estonia in Kyiv on the occasion of the launch of the development cooperation project “Resilient Ukraine: civil society support for strengthening national resilience and security in Ukraine”.
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ICDS Chief Executive Speaks on the Divided Eastern Ukraine
Chief Executive of the International Centre for Defence and Security, Mr. Dmitri Teperik participated in the annual conference “Common Sense vs Radicalization: What we need to know?” organised by the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences in Tallinn on November 30, 2016.
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ICDS Organised in Kharkiv Panel Discussion on Informational and Psychological Resistance
In the framework of the Estonian-Ukrainian development cooperation project “Resilient Ukraine / Civil society support for strengthening national resilience and security in Ukraine”, ICDS organised a panel discussion on informational and psychological resistance in the light of hybrid threats. Discussion took place on the 1st Ukrainian National Forum on Civil Journalism, which was held in Kharkiv on November 24-26, 2016.
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