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Indrek Kannik

Indrek Kannik

Director, International Centre for Defence and Security

Indrek Kannik joined the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) in November 2020. Previously, he has worked in various government agencies in the area of defence and security policy. Among other positions, he has served as Minister of Defence, security policy adviser to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence, and head of analysis of the Foreign Intelligence Service. In the 1990s, Indrek Kannik was a member of the Estonian Parliament. He has worked as a journalist and editor in Postimees, the Estonian daily.
Subjects:
Baltic states, Climate, Cybersecurity, Defence, Eastern Partnership, Estonia, European Union, Foreign Policy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, USA
Updated: August 13, 2021

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Articles

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Baltic states, Defence, Estonia, European Union, Foreign Policy, Russia, Ukraine
Jonatan Vseviov: Words Matter, Deeds Matter, but Outcomes Matter Most

There is no reason to assume that history in the 21st century will necessarily be less complicated or less bloody than it was in the 20th or 19th centuries. To cope with global competition, we have to strengthen a common front with the countries that…

Indrek Kannik
LMC 2023
In Memoriam: Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (01.11.1941 – 19.06.2022)

We were deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. He was a great friend to Estonia, a dear long-time friend of President Lennart Meri, and a frequent and valued participant at ICDS’s annual Lennart Meri Conference. He will be very…

June 19, 2022
Climate, Cybersecurity, Defence, Eastern Partnership, Estonia, NATO, Russia, United Nations, USA
Kersti Kaljulaid: The Impact of the NATO Battlegroup Has Been Enormous

According to President Kersti Kaljulaid, establishing a NATO battlegroup was ingenious. And she often reminds her colleagues that their strategic patience should at least match that of their political ancestors, that is, 50 years.

Indrek Kannik
LMC 2021

In the news

З нашою допомогою та зброєю Україна може перемогти у війні — Індрек Каннік

ArmyInform, May 12, 2023