It is meaningless to analyze the outcomes of the Russian presidential election, given that such an analysis was just as possible before the voting took place. Vladimir Putin has been reelected with a record-high amount of votes. No other candidate campaigned in any significant or meaningful way, making this arguably the most pointless run-up to any election in the history of contemporary Russia.
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President Donald Trump appointed John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as his National Security Advisor (NSA) effective as of April 9th, 2018.
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President Vladimir Putin just received another six-year mandate to lead his country.
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The topic has become increasingly important among Estonia’s priorities
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With the recent German Coalition agreement in place, attention turns to Germany’s role in Europe.
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Kristi Raik, Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at ICDS, was a speaker at the Fourth Annual Conference on Russia, titled “Russia in 2018: Challenges and Responses?”, organized by the Baltic Defence College on 8 -9 March 2018 in Tartu.
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has delivered a number of assertive anti-Western statements since his notorious address on 10 February 2007 at the Munich Security Conference (Wehrkunde).
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Research Fellows from ICDS participated on 8-9 March at a conference organized by the Baltic Defence College, entitled: “Russia after 2018: Challenges and Responses.”
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On 7 March, the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute/International Centre for Defence and Security held a closed roundtable discussion among Estonian experts and invited guest speakers titled Plus ça change? – The way ahead for EU-Russia relations.
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Last Sunday, it was announced that China will drop term limits on presidency at this year’s lianghui meeting held annually in Beijing.
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