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Estonia: From Soviet Occupation to EU Role Model
Estonia: From Soviet Occupation to EU Role Model
Tunne Kelam experienced the harsh and cold times of Soviet occupation, became a leader of the independence movement in the 1980’s and 90’s and today represents his country at the…
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Kazakhstan’s contribution to a Russian missile shield
Kazakhstan’s contribution to a Russian missile shield
On January 3, 2011, Russian General Staff chief Gen. Nikolai Makarov said the nation's armed forces intend by 2020 to field an "impenetrable" missile defence system. "The state will have…
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Making Sense of the START Debate
Making Sense of the START Debate
Last week, the U.S. Senate gave its advice and consent to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which had been signed in April. The Russian legislature still has…
Read More >>Russia and the prospect of an international Race for the Arctic
Russia and the prospect of an international Race for the Arctic
The Russian government will soon adopt a program for strategic development of the Arctic for the period to 2020. The program which includes development of infrastructure and Russian presence on…
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Ukraine's Security – An Equation with many unknown Variables (I)
Ukraine's Security – An Equation with many unknown Variables (I)
The issue of the Ukrainian security is complex and relatively new, considering the recently obtained independence on 24 August 1991, breaking away from the not too distant Soviet past of…
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Russian Military Manpower: Recurring Zugzwang
Russian Military Manpower: Recurring Zugzwang
Since the spring of 2010 Russian military reform has slumbered in a crisis, over how to formulate a manning system that suits modernized forces. This was partly denoted by the…
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Belarus: the importance of the coming presidential election for Minsk's geopolitical position
Belarus: the importance of the coming presidential election for Minsk's geopolitical position
The upcoming presidential election to take place in Belarus on December 19 is discussed with lively interest both at the internal and international level. Still far from a real integration…
Read More >>Obama's silence on a jailed Russian dissident
Obama's silence on a jailed Russian dissident
Russia's tradition of autocracy has always been matched by that of the suffering, ascetic dissident who speaks truth to power. In the modern era there was Solzhenitsyn. There were Sharansky…
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