International Centre for Defence and Security

ICDS
Tallinn, Estonia

ICDS is the leading think-tank in Estonia specialising in foreign policy, security and defence issues. ICDS aims to be the regional knowledge hub of first choice for the security and defence communities of Estonia, its allies and partners.

Contact details

Website:
https://icds.ee/icds/about/

Address:
Narva mnt 63/4 East Building, Tallinn 10152, Estonia

Country:
Estonia

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
N/A
Operating languages
English , Estonian , Russian

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Institutional affiliations
Government
Year founded
2006
Age (years)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 19
Estonia average
 24
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Kadri Laar
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Indrek Kannik
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Indrek Kannik
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
International Centre for Defence and Security
 13
Estonia average
 12
Global average
 88
2024
International Centre for Defence and Security
 11
2023
International Centre for Defence and Security
 11
% Female staff
2025
International Centre for Defence and Security
 69%
Estonia average
 62%
Global average
 50%
2024
International Centre for Defence and Security
 64%
2023
International Centre for Defence and Security
 55%
% Female researchers
2025
International Centre for Defence and Security
 24%
Estonia average
 55%
Global average
 47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
International Centre for Defence and Security
 45
Estonia average
 24
Global average
 57
2023
International Centre for Defence and Security
 33
2022
International Centre for Defence and Security
 40

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 4,358
Estonia average
 3,085
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 4,145
Likes (2021)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 3,836
Twitter
Followers (2025)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 7,905
Estonia average
 2,366
Global average
 19,911
Followers (2024)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 7,476
Followers (2022)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 5,855
Subscribers (2025)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 466
Estonia average
 235
Global average
 7,443
Instagram
Followers (2025)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 457
Estonia average
 319
Global average
 18,610
Followers (2024)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 240
Followers (2025)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 5,000
Estonia average
 1,996
Global average
 15,938
Followers (2024)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 4,000
Followers (2022)
International Centre for Defence and Security
 1,810

Data notes

Last updated: 04/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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