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The prime minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, was a featured speaker at the Hoover Institution retreat November 29 and 30. In his talk, “How a Former Soviet Satellite Became One of the World’s Most Free Economies,” Ansip said that “freedom means something very special to Estonians. Freedom for us means the right to decide our own future; the right to run our own affairs, in both the political and economic sense; we know what it’s like to live without freedom; and we know that freedom is not free.”

Upcoming Events

Monday, September 28, 2026
"Inside China's Secret Prisons: An Undercover Exposé and it's Lasting Legacy"
Inside China's Secret Prisons: An Undercover Exposé And It's Lasting Legacy
The Hoover Institution Program on the US, China, and the World invites you to "Inside China's Secret Prisons: An Undercover Exposé and it's Lasting… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Hoover Institution George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series
The Hoover Institution is pleased to announce the third and final memorial event in honor of former Secretary of State and Hoover Distinguished… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Friday, October 2, 2026
Democracy Without Shelter: How Mongolia Holds The Line
You are coordially invited to a fireside chat on Democracy Without Shelter: How Mongolia Holds the Line with Elbegdorj Tsakhia and H.R. McMaster on… Hauck Auditorium, David and Joan Traitel Building
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