Friday, September 03
President Komorowski - a friendly face of Polish “Big Brother”?

Tomas Jermalavicius: On August 6th, Bronislaw Komorowski will be sworn in as a new president of Poland. As a candidate of the ruling party “Civic Platform”, he defeated Jaroslaw Kaczynski – a former Prime Minister, leader of the...

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Invitation: “Nuclear Iran: Inevitable or Avoidable? Strategic options and their implications“
The International Centre for Defence Studies is pleased to invite you to a discussion “Nuclear Iran: Inevitable or Avoidable? Strategic options and their implications“ with Brigadier Gener...
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Seminar: “The effects of deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan on UK armed forces – an update of findings since 2006"
On August 31, the International Centre for Defence Studies organized a seminar with Professor Christopher Dandeker on “The effects of deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan on UK armed forces –..
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Erik Männik joined ICDS
The tasks of senior research fellow Erik Männik in the International Centre for Defence Studies comprise the analyses of Estonia’s ongoing and potential international military operations a...
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Seminar: Almanac on Security Sector Governance in Ukraine 2010
On June 29, the International Centre for Defence Studies organized a presentation of the Almanac on Security Sector Governance in Ukraine 2010, prepared upon the initiative and support of ..
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Seminar: „The Georgia-Russian War of August 2008 and its Consequences“
On June 10, the International Centre for Defence Studies organized a seminar on „The Georgia-Russian War of August 2008 and its Consequences“ with Brigadier General (Retired) Ronald S. Man...
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Energy security concerns of the Baltic states
Energy is an issue of rising importance for the Baltic Sea area. The ICDS study by Merle Maigre looks at the main challenges to the Baltic energy policy making. I...
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Cyber threats, energy security and NATO’s Article 5
ICDS researcher Maria Mälksoo presented her paper on the possibility of regarding cyber and energy security challenges in the context of NATO’s Article 5 at the c...
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How to Address the ‘Humanitarian Dimension’ of Russian Foreign Policy?
Russia’s objective to create a common ‘Russian diaspora’ of its compatriots and Estonia’s wish to integrate more effectively its Russian-speaking population const...
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Analysis on the presidential elections in Abkhazia
The International Centre for Defence Studies is pleased to present an analysis on the forthcoming presidential elections in Abkhazia, written by our co-worker ...
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Maria Mälksoo's monograph The Politics of Becoming European
ICDS researcher Maria Mälksoo launched her new book The Politics of Becoming European: A Study of Polish and Baltic post-Cold War Security Imaginaries in the Rout...
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