Moscow has Already Begun A Hybrid War against Latvia
byStaunton – In words that some will dismiss as being like those of the little boy who cried wolf and that others will see…
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Nemtsov: The adoption of the EU Magnitsky Law would be a blow to the criminal regime
byInterview conducted in April 2013 Boris Nemtsov: In principle, the Magnitsky Law would be unnecessary if a truly independent judiciary and law enforcement agencies…
A New Sect Emerges in Russia – ‘Putin’s Witnesses’
byStaunton – Russians are ironically calling “the Network,” as the Kremlin’s new youth movement is officially known, “Putin’s Witnesses” because its members are so…
Adventures in the Estonian Contemporary Art World
byThere was a Russian woman in the seat that matched my ticket, which I held in one hand and pointed to with the other….
Urmas Paet: The Finns have no illusions regarding Russia but are self-reliant for their security
byOver the past few days, questions regarding the divergent Finnish and Estonian directions on relations with Russia have reemerged and whether the differences in…
Should he stay or should he go?
byIt’s hard to know precisely why everyone is being so coy about what is a very simple question – should President Andris Bērziņš attend May…
Women’s Faces: Symbols of Violence Denied and Courage Remembered
byThe following text is from Imbi Paju’s presentation for the Programme of European Commemoration 2014 in Berlin. Although I have often participated in other…
Ethnic Russians in Baltic Countries ‘Love Russia but Don’t Consider It Their Home,’ New Study Finds
byStaunton – Ethnic Russians living in Latvia and Lithuania “view themselves as a community and respect Russian culture but consider their native home to…
President Putin Says He Is Clueless about Economic Policy
byA financial meltdown has ravaged Russia in the last two weeks in a fashion reminiscent of 2008 and 1998. The value of the ruble…
Separatism in Karelia More Serious than Many Think, Petrozavodsk Deputy Says
byStaunton — Karelian nationalists who call for the independence of their republic and raise “unnecessary and harmful questions about additional state languages” there are…