Lennart Meri Conference 2024
16-18 May 2024 · Radisson Collection Hotel, Tallinn
Three days packed with insights by distinguished policymakers, analysts, politicians, military officials and academia from around the globe in Tallinn, Estonia. Key foreign and security policy issues discussed mostly from the perspective of the northern and eastern parts of Europe.
The 17th Lennart Meri Conference (LMC) will take place on 16-18 May 2024, in Tallinn, Estonia.
The world is becoming more chaotic, there is war in Europe and in the Middle East, and tensions are rising in the Indo-Pacific. Amid constant crises, it can be easy to feel helpless, and difficult to find new ways to protect our societies, rules, and values. Nevertheless, we can be inspired by the words of then Senator John F. Kennedy – Let us not despair, but act.
Speakers
Guðni Th Jóhannesson
Kaja Kallas
Rym Momtaz
Jan Christian Kaack
Celeste Wallander
Keiichi Ichikawa
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Articles
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.