A Movement Drawn From The Sea: The Baltic Sea Philharmonic
byThe Baltic Sea Philharmonic is a new force in music and culture, which is about to go on its second tour around the Baltic…
Hitler-Stalin Pact Still Casts a Shadow Over Europe 77 Years On
bySeventy-seven years ago, Hitler and Stalin reached the agreement on the division of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, an agreement known as the…
A Pedigree of Repression: Putin’s New Chief-of-Staff
byVladimir Putin has tapped deep into a line of dependable Soviet era nomenklatura, reaching back to the time of Stalin, to appoint his latest…
US VP Biden and Baltic Presidents Issue Joint Declaration
byUS Vice President, Joe Biden, joined the Presidents of The Baltic States to issue a joint declaration, reaffirming their commitment to NATO and the…
If Trump Wins . . .
byThe grand national political conventions in the US have ended and the Republicans have chosen Donald Trump as their candidate. It’s an unbelievable result….
The Problem With Finland
byI will start by stating the obvious: There have been several episodes and instances in the information domain in and around Finland that are simply…
Warsaw Summit: good but not yet enough
byWarsaw was the best NATO summit since the end of the Cold War. Serious people made serious decisions about serious problems. Taboos tumbled. Russia…
Russia’s Possible Reaction to NATO’s Deployment of Defensive Forces in the Eastern Flank
byRussia’s sudden, brutal and illegal military actions against Ukraine since 2014 prompted NATO to take counter-measures that it did not contemplate undertaking – at…
Kremlin Propaganda Exploiting Five American Vulnerabilities: Kirillova
byOne of the most damning indications of this was the discovery by historian and diplomat Romuald Misiunas in the library of KGB materials…
Sweden Wins Seat on UN Security Council
bySweden has been elected as a non-permanent member to the UN Security Council after the first ballot of voting on Tuesday. Competing against Italy and the…