Kadri Liik (born 7 June 1970) is an

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n journalist and political analyst. Her research is mainly focused on Russia, Eastern Europe, and the

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. She is graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in journalism, and

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in diplomacy. In 1990s she worked as a Moscow correspondent for Estonian newspapers (like ''

Postimees ''Postimees'' () is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 ...

'') and also for news agency

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. Since 2004 she was the chief editor of the magazine Diplomaatia. In 2000s she was also the host of current affairs talkshow "Välismääraja", broadcast on

Radio Kuku Radio Kuku ( et, Raadio Kuku, also called ''Kuku-raadio'') is an Estonian radio station. It was the first politically independent privately owned radio station in post-occupation Estonia, established in 1992 by a media businessman and later polit ...

. 2006-2011 she was the director of the International Centre for Defence Studies in Estonia. Since 2012, she is working as a senior policy fellow at the

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