Dr. Viljar Veebel is researcher of the Department of Political and Strategic Studies at the Baltic Defence College. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Tartu, Estonia. He has worked as academic advisor of the Estonian government in the European Future Convention, as researcher for several European institutions and as lecturer in, among others, University of Tartu, Estonian National Defence College, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and Ukrainian Diplomatic Academy. His specific competence areas include Russian military doctrine and strategic ambitions, as well as the response concepts and models of the EU and NATO to counter Russian activities.

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