NATO
NATO’s Camille Grand: Our Core Mission Is Still Credible and Effective Deterrence and Defence
Diplomaatia was privileged that NATO’s Assistant Secretary General, Camille Grand, agreed to a written interview on the occasion of the Alliance’s 70th anniversary.
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20 years of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in NATO: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The number of NATO member states has increased from 16 to 29 in 20 years.
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Finland and NATO: So Close, Yet So Far
The government of Estonia’s northern neighbour is very careful in talking about joining NATO, as they’re afraid to upset Russia.
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The Hem and Haw of Sweden’s Relationship with NATO
Cooperation with NATO is extremely important for the security of the kingdom.
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Ukraine’s Thorny Path to NATO Membership: Mission (im)possible?
The fact that Donbas turned into a frozen conflict zone killed Ukraine’s NATO aspirations.
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To the Seas Again: Maritime Defence and Deterrence in the Baltic Region
As part of its renewed focus on collective defence and deterrence, NATO is re-engaging with the maritime domain and navies are seeing greater levels of interest and investment. The states that surround the Baltic Sea have also begun to respond to new and rediscovered challenges to their maritime security, but more could be done individually and collectively.
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Estonian Foreign Policy on a Darkening Landscape
The elections are over and the main options of Estonian foreign policy seem to have been confirmed: membership of the EU and NATO, maintaining strong relations with our allies and investing in defence capability are the pillars that the next government is expected not to disturb.
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Deterrence is Highly Dependent on Large-scale Military Exercises
At its summit in Wales in September 2014 NATO decided to launch large-scale military exercises in order to show the Alliance’s readiness and political determination, and the willingness of partners to cooperate.
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State of Relief Address
In the last days before the State of the Union Address (SOTU) by President Donald Trump a state of near-panic descended upon the defence and foreign affairs chattering classes in Europe.
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