- Margus Kolga
Many reforming countries take Estonia’s advice more seriously than the recommendations of ‘old’ Western states.
- James Greene, Merle Maigre
Operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Congo, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan. Disaster relief in Pakistan. The headlines of the past decade vividly demonstrate the ability of Western institutions and national Armed Forces to respond quickly and...
- Merle Maigre
As we communicate with Ukrainians, we get to know the background of the region and are more able to make suitable foreign policy decisions concerning the East.
This issue of Diplomaatia introduces the concept of outreach and analyses Estonia’s previous experiences and future prospects in the field of outreach activities.
- Riina Kaljurand
A unified concept of outreach would give greater cohesion to foreign and security diplomacy.
- Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Estonia had to work hard for more than a decade in order to become an EU member state. Countries seeking EU membership today have to understand that they will need to work at least as hard and as long as we did.
- Indrek Elling
The NATO operation should be considered a failure, if no actual progress is made in all areas of life.
