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The unpredictable future of the Nordic-Baltic region

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The triple menace of Russian revanchist, American opportunist and eurozone disintegrative tendencies does not bode well for future prospects of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Icelandic diplomat and former foreign minister, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, writes. The prospects for the Nordic-Baltic (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – editor) region are radically different from […]

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GALLERY: International student song and dance festival Gaudeamus in Tartu

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Gaudeamus, the biggest university students’ song and dance festival in the Baltic countries, took place in Estonia’s second largest town, Tartu, over the weekend of 22-24 June; the festival featured more than 4,000 performers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  More than 4,000 performers from the three Baltic states and thousands of spectators attended the Gaudeamus

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International student song and dance festival Gaudeamus creates buzz in Tartu

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The Gaudeamus international song and dance festival, passed down from generation to generation, will return to Tartu after a 12 years’ gap. On 22-24 June, the biggest university students’ song and dance festival in the Baltic countries, Gaudeamus, will take place in Estonia’s second largest town, Tartu. More than 4,000 performers from Estonia, Latvia and

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2018 AABS conference at Stanford University: three days filled with Baltic studies

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In early June, Stanford University is to host a conference with a focus on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – The 100th Anniversary of Baltic Independence will bring together scholars interested in Baltic studies from all over the world and foster collaboration between Baltic and Stanford researchers. The three-day programme, to be held on Stanford University

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Growing interest in Baltic studies in the United States

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In early June, one of the world’s leading research institutions, Stanford University in California, hosts an important conference with a focus on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford University: The 100th Anniversary of Baltic Independence will bring together scholars interested in Baltic studies from all over the world and foster collaboration

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Liisi Esse: Estonia has a strong reputation as a tech leader in Silicon Valley

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Liisi Esse, an associate curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies at Stanford University, says that Estonia has a strong reputation as a tech leader in Silicon Valley and the number of people who do not know anything about Estonia is surprisingly small. Estonian World caught up with Liisi Esse, the main organiser behind the 2018

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Baltic art classics exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris

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An exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France, will feature symbolist art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania dating from the late 19th century to the 1930s. The exhibition, “Wild Souls. Symbolism in the Baltic States” (“Âmes sauvages. Le symbolisme dans les pays baltes”), is due to be opened on 10 April and marks the celebration

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An exhibit at Stanford Libraries presents 100 years of Baltic history

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A new exhibit at Stanford Libraries, called “The Baltic Way”, aims to tell the complicated history of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the 20th century and considers the countries’ prospects and challenges in the 21st. The exhibit, presented in partnership with the Hoover Institution Library & Archives and Stanford Libraries, will open on 10 May

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The US to provide USD170 million to the Baltics’ defence

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The United States plans to provide nearly USD100 million for procurement of large-caliber ammunition and over USD70 million in training and equipping programmes to the Baltics. The intent of the support is to build the capacity of the national military or national-level security forces of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. According to a statement by the

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Stanford to host a roundtable featuring Baltic foreign ministers and professor Anna Grzymala-Busse

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On 1 June, the Stanford University Libraries will hold a roundtable featuring Baltic foreign ministers and political scientist Anna Grzymala-Busse as part of the 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford University. The roundtable is titled “Baltic exceptionalism?” and it’s featuring Sven Mikser, the foreign minister of Estonia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, his Latvian colleague, and Linas Linkevičius, the

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