Kristi Raik

Kristi Raik is the director of the International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn, Estonia.

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A photo illustration shows orbit lines around the head of Donald Trump with yellow circles showing the faces of Georgia Meloni, Donald Tusk, Olaf Scholz, and Emmanuel Macron. Yellow stars are positioned on some of the lines.
A photo illustration shows orbit lines around the head of Donald Trump with yellow circles showing the faces of Georgia Meloni, Donald Tusk, Olaf Scholz, and Emmanuel Macron. Yellow stars are positioned on some of the lines.

Europe’s 4 Different Ways of Handling Trump

Analysis
Kristi Raik
A cyclist passes the Freedom Monument during at a photo exhibition showing historical pictures of the Baltic Way human chain.
A cyclist passes the Freedom Monument during at a photo exhibition showing historical pictures of the Baltic Way human chain.

History Shows Giving Land to Russia Won’t Bring Peace

Analysis
Kristi Raik
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.

Two Years On, What’s Next in Ukraine?

Analysis
Angela Stent, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Kristi Raik, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Agathe Demarais, Franz-Stefan Gady, David Petraeus, C. Raja Mohan, Stefan Theil
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Vladimir Putin
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Vladimir Putin

The Dream of a European Security Order With Russia Is Dead

Analysis
Kristi Raik
An collage illustration shows map segments with member countries — and possible future members — of NATO. Russian President Vladamir Putin is seen in profile with a tear of Ukraine map to signify the effect of the Russian war on the alliance.
An collage illustration shows map segments with member countries — and possible future members — of NATO. Russian President Vladamir Putin is seen in profile with a tear of Ukraine map to signify the effect of the Russian war on the alliance.

NATO’s Next Decade

Analysis
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Dmytro Kuleba, Kristi Raik, Angela Stent, Liana Fix, Ulrich Speck, A. Wess Mitchell, Ben Hodges, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Stefan Theil
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech by video during a NATO assembly in Madrid on Nov. 21, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech by video during a NATO assembly in Madrid on Nov. 21, 2022.

Ukraine Should Follow Finland’s Path to NATO

Argument
Kristi Raik
U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands after holding a press conference in Moscow on July 31, 1991.
U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands after holding a press conference in Moscow on July 31, 1991.

Don’t Be Afraid of a Russian Collapse

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Kristi Raik
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