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Stabilising the Sahel. The Role of International Military Operations

The key question of this analysis is whether EU and/or NATO allies, including Estonia, would be willing and able to continue to support international efforts in Sahel (including military operations and missions – MINUSMA, EUTM and Barkhane), in particular following the Covid-19 pandemic. It is addressed to civilian and military decision makers and experts, especially in the countries that contribute to international military operations and missions in the Sahel.

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Events

Presentations of KAPO and RIA Annual Reviews at ICDS

In May, we continued discussions with the Estonian security authorities on their annual reviews.

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News

Defence Minister: Terrorism Considered Bigger Threat than Russia in Estonia

In remarks delivered at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) in Tallinn on Friday, Minister of Defence Jüri Luik (IRL) said that Estonian residents consider terrorism a bigger threat than Russia’s actions.

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Commentary

Barcelona Attacks: Another Test for Europe’s Security

As the latest in a series of jihadi terrorist strikes in Europe in the past two years—though the first to target Spain since 2004—the Barcelona attacks have generated a series of debates in other European countries faced with the same phenomenon.

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Lost in Reaction: The French War on Terror

The newly elected French president will inherit a difficult security situation. A state of emergency has been in effect ever since the outrageous terrorist actions of November 2015 and is due to remain in force until at least next July.

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Events

Global Terrorism Index 2016

On February 9th, ICDS hosted the presentation of the new edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) by the Institute for Economics and Peace (Sydney, Australia). The 2016 publication is the fourth edition spanning from 2000-2015 and drawing from the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland – the most comprehensive database of terrorist activities globally, which includes more than 150,000 incidents related to terrorism. The GTI 2016 is a comprehensive study analysing the impact of terrorism for 163 countries, covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population. Following the opening remarks by Ms. Anneli Vares, counter-terrorism policy coordinator at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the GTI 2016 was presented by Mr. Serge Stroobants, European Representative of the Institute for Economics and Peace.

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Presentation of Global Terrorism Index 2016

Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is published by the Institute of Economics and Peace and provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism with a special emphasis on how to effectively address the threat of terrorism.

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