The Reality in Russia’s Fake News Attacks on Environmentalists
byWith the rise of Donald Trump, fake news hit the West with such surprising ferocity that it’s easy to forget how long Russia has…
Four Thousand Ethnic Russians in Estonia Now Consider Estonian Their Native Language
byFour thousand ethnic Russians and more than 2,000 ethnic Finns who live in Estonia tell officials that they consider Estonian to be their native…
Sannikov: West Must Support Belarusian Democratic Opposition
byExiled Belarusian pro-democracy opposition leader, Andrei Sannikov, was a leading contender in the 2010 Belarusian Presidential elections. He was beaten and arrested after participating…
Where Are The Solutions to Wars, Terrorism and The Refugee Crisis In A Post-EU World?
byEveryday media seems to believe without a doubt that the European Union is on the verge of disintegration. The light manner, with which it…
Battle of Narratives: Russia’s War on History
byWe need to reset relations with Russia on the Kremlin’s terms. That, stripped of its decorative elements, is the argument made by my old…
Sweden Reintroduces Conscription
byThe Swedish government has announced that it will reintroduce military conscription for all Swedes born in or after 1999. Suspended 2010, Swedish conscription is being…
Sofi Oksanen: Your Silence Will Not Protect You
byDuring my years at school, maps hung on our classroom walls on which the Finnish borders were clear, as were those of the Soviet…
Canadian Reassurance in Latvia: An Interview With Jānis Garisons
byMarcus Kolga’s interview with Latvian State Secretary for Defence, Jānis Garisons, about the security environment in the Baltic Sea region and the Canadian led…
Pobeda 1946 aka The Dream Car: A Novel Of Startling Beauty
byAs news of travel bans dominate our media and new walls are being built, it’s good to recall the travel bans in Eastern Europe…
Estonia, Russia and The War on Truth
byPropaganda is now the central front of the New Cold War. But Estonians were on to the role of the Kremlin’s media machine much…