Cold War in the north
The Nordic and Baltic states are increasingly worried about Russia. Discussing NATO membership in Sweden is a bit like discussing sex at a church youth
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Estonia and Lithuania disagree on rotating NATO air policing mission
Estonian Minister of Defence, Urmas Reinsalu, has declined to comment on the dispute between Estonia and Lithuania in relation to NATO air policing mission’s periodic rotation. Currently,
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Saber Strike 2013 to take place in early June
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are preparing to take part in a large-scale international exercise, Saber Strike, to take place in early June. Saber Strike is
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Estonia to support development of domestic defence industry with 300 thousand Euros
Estonian government will this year allocate 300 000 euros as a measure aimed at promoting the development of the domestic defence industry. “The competition for
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Estonia to increase contribution to UN peacekeeping operations
Secretary general of the Estonian Defence Ministry Mikk Marran and UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous signed a memorandum of intent in New York regarding Estonia’s
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President Ilves: “No such thing as a free app”
President Ilves today addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Homeland Security in the UK House of Commons, upon the invitation of its treasurer, James Morris
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Forecasting the Baltics’ future security environment
Every few years, the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) publishes studies of how the world might evolve over the next two decades. Global Trends 2030: Alternative
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Edward Lucas: The Baltic states – defending the least defensible?
Russia is poised to gain technical superiority over NATO in areas that are crucial to the defence of the Baltic states. Scandinavian defence pundits are
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt: “The future of democratic capitalism is bright”
Iivi Anna Masso interviewed Carl Bildt for the Estonian magazine Diplomaatia when Bildt took part of Lennart Meri Conference this spring. Full version of the article
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Francis Maude: The cyber-attack against Estonia was a big wake-up call for the world
The British minister in charge of cyber-security, Mr Francis Maude, thinks that the cyber-attack against Estonia in 2007 was a big wake-up call for the world,
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