Man Plans, and God Laughs
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the 14th Lennart Meri Conference planned for 15 May 2020 was postponed until September 2021. However, we did not give in to the pandemic and provided the friends of LMC some food for thought, spirit of the LMC, with a special online edition of ICDS Diplomaatia magazine.
Arcticles
Analyses, commentaries and interviews that decode foreign, security and defence policy trends and published in the Lennart Meri Conference special edition of ICDS Diplomaatia magazine.
Lennart Meri Lecture: Shall We Go Forward Together? Of Deals and Red Lines
Lennart Meri Lecture given by Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, on 17 May 2025 at the Lennart Meri Conference 2025 in Tallinn.
Transatlantic Security in Trump 2.0
President Trump’s second arrival in the White House has ushered in a new era of transatlantic relations that will fundamentally reshape ties between the US and its Allies. It is appropriate to mourn the trust and confidence that have been lost in a matter of…
Taras Chmut: Ukraine can offer more to Europe than Europe can offer to Ukraine
As the talks about a potential ceasefire continue, fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine is fierce, and problems—from manpower shortages to stalled military aid—amount. However, Ukrainians have always been resourceful. And today, they have innovations and warfighting experience to share with allies and partners, so…
Moving Forward Together—Fundamental Challenges
Never alone! This is the lesson of our history, the maxim we have repeated to ourselves, and the principle that has guided us in preserving our independence—so that the Estonian language can be heard, the Estonian spirit can be strengthened, the Estonian people can grow,…
A strong NATO with a strong Europe will be credible, confident, and therefore at peace
Speech by the President of Estonia at the Lennart Meri Conference Dinner on 16 May 2025.
Moscow and Swedish NATO Accession
Russia’s geopolitical goals, its overall confrontation with the west, and its war against Ukraine will continue to be key to dimensioning Moscow’s military planning. Its rhetoric and threats are, however, what Russia has left in its arsenal to deter Sweden.