The Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) of allied troops in NATO’s north-eastern flank (Baltic States and Poland), as decided at the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, is a clear expression of strong political solidarity and seasoned brotherhood in arms, just as in the case of out-of-area NATO, EU or coalition-led operations since 1995.
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On 24 July, ICDS was visited by a group of American, British and Australian journalists, authors and entrepreneurs that are touring Estonia on a familiarisation visit focused on the country‘s history, society, politics, economic development, foreign relations as well as security and defence.
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ICDS Fellow Researcher Kalev Stoicescu participated in a public discussion in Riga, on 16 June 2017, entitled “NATO – from Warsaw to Brussels. Future of the Alliance and the Enhanced Forward Presence”.
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A special issue of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published an article co-authored by ICDS Director Jüri Luik and Head of Studies Tomas Jermalavičius on a plausible scenario of a limited nuclear war in Europe and on the need for the Alliance to further strengthen the deterrence posture in the Baltic area, placing a particular emphasis on deterrence by denial in order to avoid such a scenario.
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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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At the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, NATO allies decided to establish an enhanced forward presence (eFP) on the territory of the Baltic states and Poland “to unambiguously demonstrate, as part of our overall posture, Allies’ solidarity, determination, and ability to act by triggering an immediate Allied response to any aggression”. The implementation of this historic decision has now resulted in the first-ever stationing of combat-ready troops from other Allied nations in the Baltic region.
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Focusing on the evolution of the security landscape of the Baltic Sea Region, Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) published a book – “The Baltic Sea Region: Hard and Soft Security Reconsidered” (Ed. By Māris Andžāns, Ilvija Bruģe). It provides a collection of opinions assessing the current situation in the region both in the military as well as non-military fields.
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The aftermath of ‘Brexit’ can be described with many words, but none more so than confusing. Almost overnight, the UK’s party political system, the strength of the City of London and the UK’s platform within Europe seemed unclear.
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