http://www.icds.ee/ en http://www.icds.ee/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.icds.ee/ TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1312&cHash=f7afda4ae5 On June 17, the ICDS hosted a seminar “Preventing Military Suicides: International Experience and Best Practice”. Speakers from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, the United Kingdom and the United States shared the latest research data and knowledge about military suicide prevention policies, practices and challenges in their defence organisations. The seminar was conducted with the support of the Estonian Ministry of Defence (MoD), for whom international collaboration in human factor research... Sündmused Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1309&cHash=cf79828a9a ICDS today launched its latest book, Apprenticeship, Partnership, Membership: Twenty Years of Defence Development in the Baltic States. The book, edited by ICDS researchers Tony Lawrence and Tomas Jermalavičius, compares various aspects of defence development in the three Baltic states in the first twenty years since their re-independence. It can be downloaded here. Sündmused Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:15:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1307&cHash=f2c33a96dc ICDS’s ‘Twenty Years’ project was initiated to mark the first twenty years of the development of the defence establishments of the Baltic states since they regained their independence. Seven authors, defence experts from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and beyond, were invited to cast critical eyes over the performance of the three states in various aspects of defence during this period. Publikatsioonid, Tomas Jermalavicius, Anthony Lawrence Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:56:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1304&cHash=b1d7b4be7d The Arctic is an enormous area surrounding the North Pole, which encompasses over one sixth of the world’s land mass. The majority of the Arctic is made up of the ocean, which is covered by an ice sheet larger than Europe, but there are also some large areas of dry land. No state owns the North Pole or the Arctic Ocean, but as the melting of the ice cap opens up new maritime routes and allows for deep-sea mining, parties from all continents have expressed interest in the area. Publikatsioonid, Taustatutvustus Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:46:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1301&cHash=b3d9447ffe The policy paper explores the rationale for investing in the so-called dual-use research and technology (R&T) to support Estonia’s national defence, civil security and public safety policy objectives. In addition, it investigates which areas of knowledge and technology generally have the greatest potential for an inter-agency approach and which of those areas are most relevant to Estonia’s defence, security and safety organisations. It also considers a variety of business models for pursuing... Mõttepaberid, Tomas Jermalavicius, Publikatsioonid, Kaitsealane uurimis (S3T) Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:11:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1295&cHash=27bce8e2e2 After a long delay — at least in some countries — cybersecurity has finally become a top priority for security policymakers. The need for strong defensive measures to counter cyber threats is now being acknowledged by leaders in all spheres. However, strong leadership is necessary in order to coordinate between political and military structures in the public sector, as well as between government and the private sector. Sündmused Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:44:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1290&cHash=6209376a82 Today, May 31, 2013 the International Centre for Defence Studies was pleased to share its expertise on energy security in Estonia and the Nordic-Baltic states during a visit to the Centre by a delegation from the British Parliament. Sündmused Fri, 31 May 2013 16:33:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1293&cHash=aec0dde30b On May 31, 2013 in Tallinn, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats of the European Parliament held a conference—entitled “Georgia on its Way to Europe”—on recent developments and reforms in Georgia. The forum was moderated by ICDS Research Fellow Hannes Hanso, who in his remarks stressed the importance of Estonia’s support for Georgia’s European and NATO membership aspirations. Sündmused Fri, 31 May 2013 14:05:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1279&cHash=42b6bb374a On May 1, the International Centre for Defence Studies (ICDS) in Tallinn welcomed a new staff member, Ambassador Pauli Järvenpää – a former Finnish diplomat and senior government official. Sündmused Tue, 07 May 2013 12:58:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1276&cHash=a21ffa3559 Today, May 2, 2013, William Echikson, Head of Free Expression Policy and PR for Europe, Middle East, & Africa at Google, visited ICDS for a private discussion on the need to protect information infrastructure without jeopardizing internet freedoms. Echikson stressed the importance of personal data protection, a paramount concern for private internet users, and praised the Estonian case as one in which a high degree of trust between the state and its citizens makes possible the country’s... Sündmused Thu, 02 May 2013 23:41:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1272&cHash=259ef55dc8 The reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s death, on 8 April at the age of 87, has been predictably enormous. Internationally she has largely been lauded, certainly in Central and Eastern Europe where she is viewed as sharing, with Ronald Reagan, much of the credit for ending the Cold War, and where her economic policies of deregulation, free trade, small government, privatisation and low taxes have served as models for the democracies that re-emerged here in the closing years of the twentieth... Publikatsioonid, Artiklid, Anthony Lawrence Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:13:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1270&cHash=97d2f135ca Gazprom has long enjoyed the title of Russia’s “national energy champion,” but in a race to meet rising energy demand in Asia, Moscow’s shifting gas strategy could enable the rise of alternative gas producers Rosneft and Novatek, and weaken Gazprom’s position at home and abroad. Novatek, Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer, is working hard to bring the Yamal LNG project online and to secure future gas export contracts to Asia. Meanwhile, after recently acquiring significant offshore... Publikatsioonid, Artiklid Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:00 +0300 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1262&cHash=5a8fc341a5 The last forecast was written against the background of general instability in Russia that caused a degree of uncertainty regarding the developments in the Russian military. However, several trends and events that were deemed probable did materialise. Publikatsioonid, Kaarel Kaas, Artiklid, Venemaa sõjandusalane areng Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0200 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1257&cHash=069accf5b0 On 27 March, International Centre for Defence Studies held a seminar to present a recently published paper on how to facilitate emergence of a free-market trading system for natural gas in the Baltic Sea region, which will deepen the Baltic states’ economic integration into the EU and help the EU establish a single and unified energy market. The event attracted high-level international interest from political and business leaders (including at the ministerial, ambassadorial, and CEO levels), as... Sündmused Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:52:00 +0200 http://www.icds.ee/index.php?id=73&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1253&cHash=a377954419 More than two decades after the end of the Soviet occupation, and eight years after they joined NATO and the European Union, the Baltic republics remain disintegrated from the rest of Europe in one crucial way: their natural gas infrastructure isolates them into “energy islands.” But, for the first time in their histories, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania now have a chance to secure their energy independence by connecting their natural gas systems with those of their European allies and... Publikatsioonid, Emmet Tuohy, Matthew Bryza, Raportid Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:19:00 +0200