More and more facts are emerging that we are under constant hybrid attack. Of course, this requires countering hybrid threats, but perhaps it is appropriate to discuss what kind of hybrid attack capability we ourselves need, writes Erkki Koort, secur...

After the recent forecast by the Ministry of Finance, even the biggest optimists can no longer hope that Estonia's economic situation will improve on its own. The only solution is to roll up our sleeves and implement economic policies that will final...

Estonia's Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said on a television current affairs show on Thursday evening that he will propose to the Riigikogu declaring the Moscow-based Orthodox church body, the Patriarchate of Moscow, a terrorist organization so t...

Intelligence activities by the intelligence and security services of the Russian Federation, which have become increasingly aggressive of late, continue to be the main intelligence threat to Estonia, Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS) says in ...

«Gott mit uns,» or «God [is] with us,» was not only the royal motto of Prussia but also inscribed on the belt buckles of German soldiers during World War II. Throughout history, divine support has been invoked before battles, but it is evident to...

Upon the decision of the minister of finance as the representative of the sole shareholder of Eesti Energia, a special audit will be carried out at the state-owned energy group this year to assess how the group has been managed in the past few years.

The Russian war machine still largely relies on oil exports, the restriction of which could be more important for the world than before, observer Raivo Vare notes.

Bishop Daniel of Tartu of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate said that there is no reason to associate them with the positions of the Moscow Patriarchate and also confirmed that the church does not choose sides politically in its...

A possible trip by Narva Mayor Jaan Toots to Tajikistan to develop business ties would leave a somewhat strange impression and strengthen the image of the Center Party as a Russian party.

The Russian state power and the Orthodox Church have historically been closely connected. Now the patriarch of Russia has declared a holy war against the West, while holding it in Ukraine, writes Erkki Koort, security expert at Postimees and the Esto...

Without a doubt, the next NATO secretary general will be the prime minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, and in this process, there are both positive and slightly less positive aspects, writes Erkki Koort, security expert at Postimees and the Esto...

In the wake of a meeting of the World Russian People's Council in Moscow in late March, where representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church declared their support for the war of aggression in Ukraine, the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patri...

On Thursday, nearly 700,000 customers of Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity received a very unpleasant email. The email said that customers' personal data, including personal identification codes, email addresses, phone numbers, and in some cases ...

NATO, which is turning 75 on April 4, continues to be Estonia's biggest security guarantee, but the uncertainty arising from the war in Ukraine and the US elections is a cause for concern.

The Estonian Central Criminal Police, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Data Protection Inspectorate and the Information System Authority (RIA) announced in a joint statement on Thursday morning that the Apotheka customer data leak concerned ...

The green turn must not turn into green madness, which has no connection with reality and the wishes of the people.

Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kadriorg, Tallinn, on Wednesday, Estonian President Alar Karis said that he considers legitimate the targeting of military and war-supporting targets located in Russia's rear.

There are problems with the climate. The damn thing tends to warm up! Nothing to it, let’s create a ministry! Done. This is how the Ministry of Climate was born. For people to think, plan, develop laws, set restrictions and do everything there that...

The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board and the Ministry of the Interior want to close the Narva crossing point on the Estonian-Russian border for the night starting from May, as the number of people crossing the border during the night has halved...

The Estonian defense forces are set to acquire 18 modern Caesar-type self-propelled howitzers from France, as outlined in the new development plan of the Defense Ministry.

During Putin's elections, Russian activists conducted an exit poll outside the embassy. According to the results, the longer a person has lived in Estonia, the more likely they are to support Vladimir Putin, Daniil Martikainen-Jarlukovski writes.

Maintaining a sufficient population density in rural areas is not justifiable from a purely economic standpoint, yet from a defense perspective, it holds significant merit, Mihkel Kunnus, editor of the «Human and Nature» section of Fookus, argues.

Paradoxically, the power shift in Tallinn might inadvertently extend a lifeline to the floundering Center Party, preventing it from sinking entirely, Tõnis Saarts, associate professor of comparative politics at Tallinn University, writes.

The war in Ukraine should not be compared to either World War I or World War II, as it possesses unique characteristics of the 21st century, opinion editor Erkki Bahovski writes in his weekly commentary.

A newly opened flight route between Tartu and Helsinki on Sunday saw 34 people travel from Finland to Tartu and 29 passengers from the Estonian city to Vantaa with the first flight.