The exclusion of women from active service demonstrates outdated thinking and it is time to change it, former Supreme Court chief justice Rait Maruste (RE) believes.

I am simply using the opportunity to express thanks. To express thanks to the person or, more broadly, those people whose work has resulted in Tallinn becoming aviation periphery. Today, one low-cost airline flies from here to barely one destination ...

Putin’s Russia is not standing still. It is moving. The president is of the opinion that Russia does not like peace and quiet – it likes «commotion» (движуха). Russia’s main «commotion,» to use the president’s prison slang, is, o...

President Alar Karis refused to promulgate the Churches and Congregations Act for the second time because he did not consider the amendments made by the Riigikogu to be sufficient. Should the Riigikogu now amend the law again, or would it be better f...

According to calculations by the Ukrainian armed forces, the use of robotics has helped them prevent nearly a third of frontline casualties. Considering the small population and armies of the Baltic states, the policy of preventing casualties against...

When a few weeks ago we hosted the interior ministers of our neighboring countries and took them on a windy boat ride from Narva to Narva-Jõesuu, it was a proud moment to show them: look, this is where one of the EU's external border firewalls will ...

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev stated bluntly in early June that Russia is not seeking compromise or peace, but victory, MP Kalev Stoicescu (Estonia 200) writes.

The Dance and Song Celebration «Iseoma» has once again shown that the heart of Estonia keeps beating, even when the weather tests us. Under the arch of the Song Festival Grounds and across the field, in a sea of raincoats, we have felt nothing but ...

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has occupied Tibet against the will of the Tibetan people for more than seven decades now.

The current Weapons Act is heavily affected by outdated thinking that only the police and professional army defend the country, and that the public neither needs to own nor handle firearms – in other words, the fewer weapons in the hands of civilia...

The office of Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has found that through the enforcement register, Estonian authorities have been investigating the contents of thousands of bank accounts. This has gone on for years, on a massive scale, and without the...

I made a quick trip to Ukraine, and among other things, I heard the buzzing of Shaheds. In connection with that, I first need to report how Estonia's drone development is progressing, security expert Ilmar Raag (The Right) writes.

The Reform Party is attempting to maneuver itself into a much better position for the October local elections through ousting its partners in Tallinn, and additionally, to secure power in both Tallinn and at Toompea in the long term, Tõnis Saarts, a...

The United Kingdom announced at the NATO summit in The Hague that it will purchase a squadron of US jets capable of carrying atomic bombs; according to Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Estonia is ready to host such allied aircraft on its territory as w...

During the Midsummer holidays, a woman was arrested near the Muskö naval base in the Stockholm archipelago for taking photos of secret defense facilities -- the suspect is an Estonian citizen.

VOX POPULI OF POLITICAL PARTIES. On June 24 and 25,  a NATO summit took place in The Hague, which was considerably shorter than previous ones. Will the 2025 NATO summit in The Hague go down in history as a success story or a failure, and can Estonia...

Bloomberg has been hard at work on threatening with war. Edward Lucas, through Delfi, tries to alleviate the tension caused by such articles, but we'd also like to add some thoughts, security expert Ilmar Raag (The Right) writes.

The Estonian state has registered a company called Hexest Materials AS, which will be tasked with establishing a military explosives factory in the country to strengthen Estonia's defense industry and boost national defense capability.

As a devoted native of Pärnu, I'm pleased that after 1995, 2001, and 2012, Pärnu – the birthplace of the Republic of Estonia – is hosting the celebration of this historic event as the Victory Day capital of Estonia for the fourth time, Kalev Vi...

On the morning of Sunday, June 22, an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations entered Estonian airspace without permission in the area of the island of Vaindloo in the Gulf of Finland and remained in Estonian...

It's almost time to celebrate Victory Day again. How can we be sure that we will be able to win again, if necessary? The War of Independence was primarily a victory of will. At the beginning of the War of Independence, there was little equipment, but...

In every protracted armed conflict, the question that ultimately becomes central is which warring side is more likely to exhaust the other: that is, which ultimately has the upper hand in terms of demographic resources, military-industrial potential,...

On Tuesday, it was 85 years since the beginning of the Soviet occupation of Estonia – a date that is not merely a somber historical anniversary, but one whose impact and significance extend into the present day.

If, in the coming months, someone comes forward to explain to the public that the construction of the Baltic Defense Line is being delayed so that the adversary cannot see where it is to be built, it is very likely a political smokescreen lacking mil...

Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis won a silver medal in the women's individual epee competition at the European Fencing Championships in Genoa, Italy on Monday.