A Tale of Two Speeches
Since the Munich Security Conference, the headlines have been full of doom and gloom and an open rift between the US and Europe.
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Trans-Atlantic Relations
“Led Into the Fork”: The Importance of Close Transatlantic Relations in Estonia
“Led into the fork” is an expression in Estonia that indicates a very difficult, if not an almost inescapable situation. The potential disintegration of the Atlantic community is a “fork” situation for Estonia. Therefore a united and cooperative transatlantic relationship is and continues to be Estonia’s primary foreign and security policy objective.
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Who Needs a European Army?
The French call it l’Europe de la Défence. At first glance this seems to suggest, at least to non-French observers, a concept based on the complementarity and synergy of NATO’s military muscle and hard security guarantees, and the economic might and soft power (and capacity for resilience) provided by the European Union.
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It’s Time to Shape the Conversation on “European Strategic Autonomy”
The term “European strategic autonomy” has been around for a while, but it gained more attention with the publication of the EU Global Strategy in 2016 and president Macron’s continuous use of the phrase since.
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Do We Have to Worry About Western Cohesion?
Canada was invited to join the group of six largest advanced Western economies in 1976, in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Pierre Elliott Trudeau (“PET”), the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, joined Gerald Ford, Harold Wilson, Helmut Schmidt and others in the format that subsequently became the G7. PET’s oldest son, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hosted the latest G7 Summit Meeting in Quebec, on June 8 and 9, 2018.
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Who benefits from tariff protection?
The economic chains in world trade are long and complicated, both in terms of time and space.
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Macron and Merkel in the White House: Back to Interests and Bilateral Relations Driven International Politics
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House. While President Macron was greeted with a lavish state visit, then Chancellor Merkel’s visit was a modest working visit.
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Munich Security Conference Tackled Weaknesses of European Security
There was no shortage of conflicts to be discussed at this year´s gathering of global security policy leaders in Munich.
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American, British and Australian Visitors Discuss Estonia’s Security
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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