How the collapse of the rule of law in Russia led to a war in Europe
byAdapted from remarks given by Kyle Parker to JBANC’s conference, “History Repeated: Baltics and Eastern Europe in Peril?” April 18, 2015, Washington, DC Russia’s…
JBANC 2015 Conference Live Stream Archive
byESTONIAN PRESIDENT, TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES MORNING PANEL ON RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA AND DISINFORMATION (Panel 1) DEFENDING UKRAINE (Panel 2) WHAT ARE RUSSIA’S INTENTIONS? (Panel 3) AFTERNOON…
Funked Up East: The Groovy Side of The Iron Curtain
byIt’s not a rare thing to be into back catalogue music. To bring it closer to the wider audience, however, is a noteworthy mission….
Daugavpils: A Complicated Latvian Future Haunted By The Soviet Past
byI’m aboard the Riga-Daugavpils train, and we’re rattling along in an unhurried way from Latvia’s capital to its second-largest city; a distance of roughly…
Twisted Muses: Hitler’s and Putin’s Pianists
byFifty years ago, a white haired woman stood on a stage in Bad Godesberg, a small town south of Germany’s Cold War capital, Bonn….
Estonian Coalition Agreement Signed
byEstonia’s Reform Party, Social Democrats and IRL have signed an agreement to form a coalition government. After weeks of talks, the three major parties have agreed…
Finnish Newspaper Promotes Anti-Estonian Stereotyping
byFinland’s leading daily newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, published an online poll last week, asking readers to suggest and vote on derogatory nicknames for Estonians. Estonian…
How the Internet has Changed Karelia Since First Dial-Ups in 1997
byStaunton – Thanks to the help of Finnish friends, Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, got dial up Internet service in 1997, even before Moscow…
Toronto Conference on Human Rights: Panel Discussion
byMarch 27, 2015. Toronto. Chairman of the the Platform on European Memory and Conscience, Göran Lindblad moderates a discussion on Soviet repressions and their…
Bill Browder on Sergei Magnitksy in Toronto
byAnti-Corruption campaigner, investor and author of New York Times best seller, Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight…