The Baltic Defence College is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Conference on Russia, entitled “Russia in 2018: Challenges and Responses?”, to be held from 8th -9th March 2018 in Tartu. The aim of the conference is to bring together military officers, academics and analysts from the Baltic States, Nordic countries and other Euro-Atlantic countries to study main threats related to Russian political and military ambitions and to analyse best available responses. Special attention will be dedicated to the transatlantic deterrence towards Russia, upcoming Russian military exercises, experiences from Russian actions in Ukraine and future threats coming from Russia´s military modernization. The final debate will focus on changes and improvements needed for successful deterrence against Russia in upcoming years.