ICDS Contribution to The Riga Conference Papers 2017
ICDS research fellows Piret Pernik, Henrik Praks and Tomas Jermalavičius contributed to The Rīga Conference Papers 2017. Security in the Baltic Sea Region: Realities and Prospects.
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Society & Defence
The CEPA Forum 2017
On 21-22 September 2017, Dr. Pauli Järvenpää, Senior Researcher at the ICDS, participated as a panelist in the 9th Annual Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) Forum in Washington, D.C. The 2017 Forum focused on the theme of Preserving Atlanticism in a Time of Change.
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First on the Front Lines – the Role of Volunteers in Countering Russia’s Military Aggression against Ukraine
Russia’s military aggression gave rise to many spontaneous social and economic developments in Ukraine.
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Volunteers Defend the Baltic States
Dutch newspaper Trouw published an article on the role of various voluntary organisations in defence of the Baltic states.
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The Will to Defend and Personal Values: Ukraine, Estonia and Denmark
In the current geopolitical situation, with the Ukrainian-Russian conflict threatening security in all of Europe, the role of military organisa-tions has become more important than ever. In Ukraine, defence volunteers and civil activ-ists have played an extremely important part in ensuring the security of their families and the independence of their country. However, the increased role of volunteers poses challenges for the leaders of military organisations, who are responsible for ensuring smooth coopera-tion with civil society, as well as the skilful ap-plication of volunteer units’ potential in military or paramilitary actions.
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