1. Estonian International Relations Research Community Vahur Made Estonian School of Diplomacy

2. Division Academy: -Tartu University, -Tallinn University, -Estonian School of Diplomacy. Policy-oriented research institutions: -Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, -International Center for Defence Studies, - Center for Russian Studies - Close institutional interlinkage through individual researchers/lecturers, - Theoretical teaching/research mainly in Tartu and Tallinn Universities.

3. Soviet heritage No IR teaching/research in Estonia during the Soviet period, Very limited access of Estonians to Soviet foreign service, MFA of the Estonian SSR: - A curious tiny institution, - Supportive in the process of establishing Estonian foreign service (1990-1991), Heritage of the Soviet university system.

4. Estonian School of Diplomacy Established in 1990, 450 graduates (one Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassadors, diplomats etc.), Nine-months post-graduate diploma program, Scholarship program for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.

5. Tartu University Chair of Contemporary History, Department of Political Science, EuroCollege, Centers for Russian, North American, Asian, Estonian Diaspora studies, MA programs (Pol.Sc.), PhDs in the field of IR history (Con.His.), A lot of theoretical teaching, rather limited theoretical publishing, policy studies mainly.

6. Tallinn University A rather new institution, Based on Tallinn Pedagogical University, Institute of Humanities, and former Estonian Academy of Sciences institutes (History, Social Sciences), MA programs, ambition to develop theoretical teaching and publishing.

7. Estonian Foreign Policy Institute Originally a MFA initiative in order to follow the Nordic model of similar institutions, Pooles almost completely its researchers from Tartu University, Research projects in the field of policy studies, Publishes the Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook, Conference manager of the MFA.

8. International Center for Defence Studies Initiative of the MoD, quite considerable budget and large researcher staff, Mainly foreign-policy research, similar to EFPI, Defence and military planning research on certain extent, ‘Diplomaatia’ monthy, FP radio program, Lennart Meri annual conference.

9. Issues Lack of clear government prioritisation (a lot of rhetorics, little action), Typical controversy of academic and policy- relevant research (how and on what extent to implement the results of IR research, classified documents matter etc.), Parliament’s role in IR studies still marginal, Still, considering Estonia’s resources and previous background the development of IR research community has been quite good.

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