{"id":2720,"date":"2023-03-12T15:14:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evn.ee\/?page_id=2720"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:32:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713528498187{margin-top: -80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_height=&#8221;50vh&#8221; bklyn_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713528448102{background-image: url(https:\/\/evn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foreign-Council-2-BG.webp?id=2586) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; bklyn_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)&#8221; effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title, #ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title span { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title { font-size:80px !important;line-height:1.1em !important;letter-spacing:-0.03em; }@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1679px) {#ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title { font-size:80px !important;line-height:1.1em !important;letter-spacing:-0.03em; }}@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {#ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title { font-size:60px !important;line-height:1.1em !important;letter-spacing:-0.03em; }}@media (max-width: 767px) {#ut_header_69dab7408f199 h1.page-title { font-size:50px !important;line-height:1.1em !important;letter-spacing:-0.03em; }}@media (min-width: 1025px) { #ut_header_69dab7408f199 .lead { width:81%;margin: 0 auto;} }#ut_header_69dab7408f199.page-title-module .lead { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_69dab7408f199.page-title-module .lead p { color:#ffffff; }#ut_header_69dab7408f199 .lead { margin-top:30px; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dab7408f199\" class=\"page-header page-title-module  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-7 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center\"><h1 data-title=\"Estonian Council on Foreign Relations\" data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" data-animateonce=\"yes\" data-delay=\"200\" data-animation-duration=\"600ms\" data-responsive-font=\"page_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;font-size-unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;desktop_small&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;50&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;1.1&quot;,&quot;line-height-unit&quot;:&quot;em&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;1.1&quot;,&quot;desktop_small&quot;:&quot;1.1&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;1.1&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;1.1&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;-0.03&quot;,&quot;letter-spacing&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;-0.03&quot;}}\" class=\"page-title ut-animate-element animated ut-no-animation-tablet ut-no-animation-mobile \"><span>Estonian Council on Foreign Relations<\/span><\/h1><div data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" data-animateonce=\"yes\" data-delay=\"400\" data-animation-duration=\"600ms\" class=\"lead ut-animate-element animated ut-no-animation-tablet ut-no-animation-mobile\"><p>EVN&#8217;s aim is to promote the discussion of foreign policy and the understanding of the changing world that takes into account the Estonian perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About EVN<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The non-profit association Estonian Council on Foreign Relations (EVN) is an organization operating in the public interest, with its seat in Tallinn. 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}#ut_blog_grid_69dab74091355 .ut-blog-grid-article-inner { -webkit-box-shadow:none; -moz-box-shadow:none; box-shadow:none; }#ut_blog_grid_69dab74091355 .ut-blog-grid-article-inner { border:none; }#ut_blog_grid_69dab74091355 .ut-blog-grid-content-wrap { padding:40px 0 0 0; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_blog_grid_69dab74091355\" class=\"ut-blog-grid-module blog\"><div class=\"ut-blog-grid  clearfix ut-blog-grid-date-default\">\r\n<article id=\"post-3417\" class=\"grid-33 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-blog-grid-article clearfix post-3417 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fireside-chats\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-article-inner\">\r\n    \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                        \r\n\r\n        <!-- ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n        <div class=\"ut-post-thumbnail\">     \r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <a title=\"Permanent Link to On the Middle East and Israel-Palestine conflict: Fireside chat with Eliot A. Cohen\" href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/on-the-middle-east-and-israel-palestine-conflict-fireside-chat-with-eliot-a-cohen\/\">                \r\n                    \r\n                    <figure class=\"ut-post-thumbnail-caption-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-300x250.webp&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-500x417.webp&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-750x625.webp&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-1000x833.webp&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-1500x1250.webp&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-2500x2083.webp&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1500 1250&#039;%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Israel-Palestine-Eliot-Cohen-1500x1250.webp\" data-image-id=\"3391\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/figure>\r\n                    \r\n                <\/a>  \r\n                \r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/2024\/06\/\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"date-format\">\r\n                        <span class=\"day\">10<\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"month\">Jun 2024<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>                                                                                                                         \r\n\r\n        <\/div><!-- close ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n        <a class=\"ut-blog-link\" title=\"On the Middle East and Israel-Palestine conflict: Fireside chat with Eliot A. Cohen\" href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/on-the-middle-east-and-israel-palestine-conflict-fireside-chat-with-eliot-a-cohen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">     \r\n              \r\n            <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-content-wrap\"> \r\n\r\n                \r\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n                        <h2 data-responsive-font=\"grid_blog_title\" class=\"entry-title\">On the Middle East and Israel-Palestine conflict: Fireside chat with Eliot A. Cohen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <\/header>\r\n                    <!-- close entry-header -->\r\n\r\n                 \r\n\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n                <div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\r\n\r\n                    <p>Interview with Eliot A. Cohen, Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), contributing writer at&hellip;<\/p>\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n\t\t                        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- #post-3417 -->\r\n\r\n<article id=\"post-3419\" class=\"grid-33 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-blog-grid-article clearfix post-3419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fireside-chats\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-article-inner\">\r\n    \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                        \r\n\r\n        <!-- ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n        <div class=\"ut-post-thumbnail\">     \r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <a title=\"Permanent Link to German foreign politics and Europe: Fireside chat with Ulrike Franke\" href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/german-foreign-politics-and-europe-fireside-chat-with-ulrike-franke\/\">                \r\n                    \r\n                    <figure class=\"ut-post-thumbnail-caption-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-300x250.webp&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-500x417.webp&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-750x625.webp&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-1000x833.webp&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-1500x1250.webp&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/evn.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-2500x2083.webp&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1500 1250&#039;%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ulrike-franke-kahek6ne-1500x1250.webp\" data-image-id=\"3395\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/figure>\r\n                    \r\n                <\/a>  \r\n                \r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/2024\/06\/\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"date-format\">\r\n                        <span class=\"day\">10<\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"month\">Jun 2024<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>                                                                                                                         \r\n\r\n        <\/div><!-- close ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n        <a class=\"ut-blog-link\" title=\"German foreign politics and Europe: Fireside chat with Ulrike Franke\" href=\"https:\/\/evn.ee\/en\/german-foreign-politics-and-europe-fireside-chat-with-ulrike-franke\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">     \r\n              \r\n            <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-content-wrap\"> \r\n\r\n                \r\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n                        <h2 data-responsive-font=\"grid_blog_title\" class=\"entry-title\">German foreign politics and Europe: Fireside chat with Ulrike Franke<\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <\/header>\r\n                    <!-- close entry-header -->\r\n\r\n                 \r\n\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n                <div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\r\n\r\n                    <p>Interview with Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. The expert was interviewed by Merle&hellip;<\/p>\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n\t\t                        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- #post-3419 -->\r\n\r\n<article id=\"post-3421\" class=\"grid-33 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-blog-grid-article clearfix post-3421 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fireside-chats\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-article-inner\">\r\n    \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                        \r\n\r\n        <!-- ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n        <div class=\"ut-post-thumbnail\">     \r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <a title=\"Permanent Link to War in Ukraine and geopolitics in today&#8217;s world: Fireside chat with Gen. 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