Estonia

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:41:40 +0300
RAIT MARUSTE ⟩ Women should be as involved in national defense as men
The exclusion of women from active service demonstrates outdated thinking and it is time to change it, former Supreme Court chief justice Rait Maruste (RE) believes.

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:38:43 +0300
TARVO MADSEN ⟩ Who does this airport even exist for? Tallinn has become aviation periphery
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 ...

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0300
VIKTOR YEROFEYEV ⟩ The devil’s light shone upon us all
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...

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:02:00 +0300
VOX POPULI OF POLITICAL PARTIES ⟩ Marti Aavik: There is currently a dispute over the last strongholds of Moscow’s KGB church
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...

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0300
MEELIS OIDSALU ⟩ Delaying the large-scale deployment of military robotics could cost the Baltic states dearly
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...

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0300
JOOSEP KAASIK ⟩ Europe's message from Narva to its eastern neighbor
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 ...

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0300
KALEV STOICESCU ⟩ Only economic collapse can stop Putin's war
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.

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0300
EDITORIAL ⟩ Our very own celebration of kinship
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 ...

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0300
Time to break the silence and stop appeasing China on Tibet
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has occupied Tibet against the will of the Tibetan people for more than seven decades now.

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0300
HANNO PEVKUR ⟩ Let us make it possible for more Estonians to own firearms
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...

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0300
EDITORIAL ⟩ Is this the death knell for the e-state?
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...

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0300
ILMAR RAAG ⟩ If drones are not deployed at scale, we will have failed
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.

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:40:00 +0300
TÕNIS SAARTS ⟩ Reform Party bracing for minority government at Toompea
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...

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:42:00 +0300
Estonia also prepared to host allied aircraft carrying nuclear weapons
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...

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0300
Estonian citizen caught taking photos of secret military base in Sweden
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.

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0300
VOX POPULI OF POLITICAL PARTIES ⟩ Hanno Pevkur: Those three hours were the most costly of many leaders' lives
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...

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0300
ILMAR RAAG ⟩ Let's debunk some myths – the Crimea scenario would not work on 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.

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:05:34 +0300
Estonia registers co to build military explosives plant
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.

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0300
Kalev Vilgats ⟩ The victory at Võnnu fills us with pride to this day
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...

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:55:43 +0300
Russian transport aircraft violated Estonian airspace
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...

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0300
Martin Hallik ⟩ Who wants to defend Estonia?
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...

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0300
Mart Kuldkepp ⟩ Russia will sacrifice Iran – but this will be noticed by China
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,...

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:15:00 +0300
EDITORIAL ⟩ A painful reminder from the past
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.

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0300
Meelis Oidsalu ⟩ Construction of Baltic Defense Line must not be delayed
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...

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:17:00 +0300
Katrina Lehis wins silver at fencing European Championship
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.

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