The Jamestown Foundation

The Jamestown Foundation

Rekindled train wagon debate calls into question planned size for Zapad 2017Rekindled train wagon debate calls into question planned size for Zapad 2017
  • Defence

Rekindled train wagon debate calls into question planned size for Zapad 2017

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė told journalists in Riga earlier this month (February 2017), “We are worried about the Zapad 2017…

8 years ago
Is sleeping beauty Kaliningrad Oblast about to wake up?Is sleeping beauty Kaliningrad Oblast about to wake up?
  • Defence
  • Opinion

Is sleeping beauty Kaliningrad Oblast about to wake up?

In early October, the Estonian media reported that Russia was transporting, by ship, Iskander short-range ballistic missiles from Ust Luga…

8 years ago
NATO Forces in Baltic States: numerous but disjointedNATO Forces in Baltic States: numerous but disjointed
  • Defence
  • Opinion

NATO Forces in Baltic States: numerous but disjointed

As the Baltic States continue to confront Russian air and naval power in the Baltic Sea, two small missile ships,…

8 years ago
Zapad-2013: A view from HelsinkiZapad-2013: A view from Helsinki
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Zapad-2013: A view from Helsinki

As a full-fledged war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed irregulars rages on in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas, Western defence…

11 years ago
Russia’s actions in Ukraine: Parallels with other “hot spots” of the former Soviet UnionRussia’s actions in Ukraine: Parallels with other “hot spots” of the former Soviet Union
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Russia’s actions in Ukraine: Parallels with other “hot spots” of the former Soviet Union

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has clear parallels with other “hot spots” in the former Soviet Union, where the Kremlin…

11 years ago