... title is self-explanatory—Russia is an aggressive state that has to be deterred
Almost a year ago, the RAND Corporation published the report "
Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltic States Through Resilience
". The title is self-explanatory—Russia is an aggressive state that has to be deterred.
RAND Corporation Report "Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltic States Through Resilience"
In the very beginning, the authors state that the governments and citizens of Estonia, Latvia and Estonia are facing Russian propaganda and other nonmilitary activities on a daily basis. And that is just a part of a significant and insidious Russian campaign that designed to undermine trust in their institutions, foment ethnic ...
... the end of the Cold War. In such a context, Estonian identity might have to re-invent itself if the Nordic model is outperformed in the future, which is already the case when it comes to e-Governance and Cyber-diplomacy.
Andrey Kortunov:
How to Stop NATO
e-Civilisation
Estonia is at the intersection of the Nordic, Russian, and German (Teutonic Order and Baltic Germans) identities. To the Estonian people, the land is not as important as language and culture, which explains why the concept of e-Governance is nowadays ...
... a regular session of Lennart Meri international conference — an annual forum held since 2007 in memory of the 1992–2001 Estonian President.
The general theme of this year was designated as “One Past, Many Futures”; the participants focused the ... ... trends in the development of world politics, that influence the situation in Europe. The discussion concentrated on the future of NATO and the European Union, the prospects for arms control in Europe, the issues of transatlantic relations, the rise of European ...
... (15% of the total NATO budget with the exception of the US share). If Berlin implements the 2/20 target by 2024, the country's NATO-related expenses will rise by over US$ 30 billion. This is an enormous sum, given that Russia's current defence expenditures ... ... significant to regional stability, especially in light of the procurement of new weapons and military equipment. The contribution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is minimal: these countries are consumers of security, although still important in terms of their ...
... permanent military forces, heavy armaments and elements of staff command of NATO allies in the Baltic states; and calling upon all NATO members to increase their military expenditures to 2 per cent of their GDP.
By ‘touching base’ with his Estonian allies, Obama will prepare ground for promoting his interests among EU countries at the NATO Summit on September 4–5. The most likely outcome of this will be the placing of the Alliance’s military bases at Russian borders in Eastern Europe. However, these developments will come with a side effect: the Baltic republics’ ...
