How Putin’s Stalinist nostalgia made him an enemy of democracy
byFor roughly as long as there have been democratic elections, there has been the threat and practice of foreign interference. Certainly, new developments have…
Analysis
The Threat of A New Chernobyl
byWhen the Chernobyl Prayer (also known as Voices from Chernobyl) by Svetlana Alexievich was published in 1997 it didn’t draw a lot of attention….
The Independence of Belarus is a Matter of International Security
byInternational attention to Belarus has recently acquired a peculiar angle. The reason for concern this time, is the fate of its dictator Alexander Lukashenka,…
KGB Revelations: Finlandization, Spies and The Blind Mirror
byIn August 1997, a book written by the former KGB Colonel Oleg Gordievsky and journalist Inna Rogatchi titled “A Blind Mirror” (Sokea peili) was…
Appeasement of Lukashenka threatens the independence of Belarus
byRecently Belarus started to draw attention again, sort of. This time, as a new potential victim of Russian aggression. Suddenly the international media has…
How The Kremlin Silences Critics: The Swedish Case
byAn extraordinary article was recently published in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, “”We are behind Kragh – take the Russian threat seriously”. It was…
Growing Russian Nostalgia for Soviet Past Far More Dangerous than It Appears
byNew polls show that the share of Russians who would like to go “back to the USSR” is at its highest levels over the…
Turbulence In Helsinki
by“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” – Ronald Reagan The Helsinki summit brought Russia’s small Western neighbor…
Criminal Investigation into Danske Bank Laundering Case A Good First Step
byThe decision by Estonia’s prosecutor general to open a criminal investigation into an alleged €9 billion money laundering scheme through the former Estonian branch…
Dear Mr. Trump: Don’t Appease Putin at the Expense of Eastern Europe
byI and many Estonians like me await the summit between the United States and Russia in Finland on Monday with a certain sense of…