Nr 42 • Veebruar 2007

Religion and Trade

The people who live on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea have learned to use their position – stuck on the fixed frontline of a centuries-long religious war – to their advantage.

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Small States Grappling with Cooperative and Conflict Diplomacy

One could say that diplomacy is the implementation technology of foreign policy. The output of foreign policy consists of messages or content and diplomacy provides the most appropriate means for its communication, taking into account the peculiarities of its senders and receivers (usually states) and other special circumstances. Every technology has its own rate of development and limits. Even though all technological means cannot be employed at the same time, certain patterns of application have emerged.

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The Foreign Policy of a Small State

Siim Kallas claims that in comparison with a foreign policy based on bilateral relations, a multilateral international policy creates more opportunities for a small state and should be a priority when allocating resources.

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English summary

The focus of the February issue of Diplomaatia is Estonian foreign policy, its choices, priorities, opportunities and constraints. In the opening article, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves discusses the future development of the European Union and its implications on Estonia. He reminds readers how much the EU has evolved over the last 15 years – from the European Community of 12 members into the European Union of 27 members. “We have no reason whatsoever to assume that the next 15 years will not bring along equally significant developments,” Ilves states.

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