What if Putin were my neighbour?
byCountries neighboring Vladimir Putin are rightfully nervous about current geopolitical affairs. However, countries not sharing a border with Vladimir Putin should be nervous as…
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Herbie Goes Bananas: Controversial Musical About Herberts Cukurs Opens in Liepaja
byHerberts Cukurs was neither a sadistic Nazi killer nor a self-taught aviation genius. He was a simple-minded Everyman who loved his country, loved his…
President Ilves: Estonia is too small to discriminate against anybody
byEstonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, signed the historic Estonian Civil Partnership Act, which was passed by the Estonian parliament in a very close 40-38…
Bárðarbunga Volcano in Iceland Keeps Shaking
bySix earthquakes above magnitude 4.0 have been recorded during the past 24 hours at, Bárðarbunga in south-central Iceland, five at the northeastern rim…
The Ocean’s Bounty (ESA)
byIn the cozy setting of restaurant L’Abri in Fosshótel in Fáskrúðsfjörður, I absorbed the local history while enjoying the catch of the day—cod in mango chutney—and admired the…
A Timeline of Renewed Finlandization
byTracking Finnish foreign policy as it ricochets wildly between East and West has become a challenge for even the most seasoned observers of Finnish…
President Ilves: Indigenous people must have a say in their own futures
byThe following is the text of Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves’ speech to the UN World Conference on Indigenous People It is an honour to address…
Russia Seizes Lithuanian Ship in International Waters
byRussia has detained a Lithuanian fishing vessel and its crew in international waters according to Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to reports on…
ISIS Connected Jihadist Group Established in Denmark
byDanish media outlet The Local is reporting that a new jihadist group Millatu Ibrahim with “strong connections” to ISIS has established itself in Denmark….
Putin: Russian troops could be in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn and Warsaw in two days
byGerman newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that if he “wanted to, Russian troops could be, not…