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International Centre for Defence and Security
LMC 2014

Military Threats Facing Mare Nostrum

Baltic Sea region, Defence, Defence capabilities, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Security

Speakers

Douglas Lute

U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Juhani Kaskeala

ADM, Former Chief of Defence, Finland

Riho Terras

MG, Chief of Defence, Estonia

Tomas Ries

Senior Lecturer

Karlis Neretnieks

MG, Former Chief of Operations, Swedish Central Joint Command

Moderator

Jackson Diehl

Deputy Editorial Page Editor/Columnist, The Washington Post

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