Russia releases massive official plans for the Northern Sea Route
byThe Russian government has published a massive new plan outlining its intentions for the Northern Sea Route, the icy shipping artery joining Europe and…
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Evgeniya Chirikova: The real cost of Russian gas
byFew in the West think about the ethics of buying hydrocarbons from Putin’s Russia and the real price of such a deal. Let’s look…
Russia continues to test western resolve – Spetsnaz units operating in Norwegian territory
byOn 27 September 2019, the well-informed Norwegian security and defence portal Aldrimer.no reported that Russian Spetsnaz units were recently found operating inside Norwegian territory….
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…
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…
Siim Kallas: I’m starting to see the grand logic of Donald Trump’s strategy more, and more
byOf course, I don’t know how or what the American president is thinking. But I’m tired of having to read through the maze of…
Swedish Government Approves Nord Stream 2 Application Despite Regional Concerns
byThe Swedish government has approved Nord Stream’s application to install two gas pipelines inside Sweden’s economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The move comes…