Annexations Real and Imaginary
bySeventy-five years ago today, Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Wells declared that the United States would not recognize as legitimate the forcible annexation…
Estonia
Kremlin Investigating Legitimacy of Baltic Independence
byThe Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has started an investigation into the legitimacy of the independence of the Baltic states after a request was submitted…
Estonian Defense Chief: NATO Must ‘Neutralize’ Putin’s Perceived Advantage
byOriginially published by RFERL Estonia’s defense chief has welcomed the U.S. decision to preposition military equipment in the Baltics and other countries on the…
Kaupo Kikkas: No Tears Project – Members of The Estonian Defence League
byRenowned Estonian photographer, Kaupo Kikkas, has released a series of portraits of members of Estonia’s Defence League. Kikkas’s series follows a series that was…
Estonia and Poland only Nordic and Baltic Sea Countries To Meet NATO Defence Spending Goal
byEstonia and Poland join The United States, United Kingdom and Greece as the only five NATO countries to meet their NATO defence spending commitments…
United Russia Deputies Question Baltic Independence
byRussia’s Rain TV reports that Deputies from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, have sent a letter to Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, asking his…
Kross: Estonia Is Not Threatened by “Masses of Islamists”, but by Total Provincialization
byContrary to the widespread notions that are currently dominating discussions and headlines in Estonia: nobody actually wants to come to Estonia. Estonia is not…
A Lion In A Cage
bySofi Oksanen examines the contrasting literary histories of Finland and Estonia and how they have shaped their distinct historical paths and the impact of…
For Moscow, Russia’s ‘Most Dangerous Opponent’ in Europe is Poland and ‘Most Harmful’ is Estonia, Illarionov Says
byMoscow’s “black list” of European political figures who now will be denied entrance to the Russian Federation suggests that in the view of the…
Baltic States Consider Joint Air Defense System
byDefense ministers for the three Baltic states have discussed plans to develop a joint air defense system. The ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania…