Arvamus
Russia among ten least ‘peaceful’ countries on Earth, Australian analytic group says
VIENNA, March 11 – Russia ranks 136th out of 144 countries in teams of “peacefulness” according to Australia’s Global Peace Index, not only ...
 
A unique profession vs a “job just as any other”: how to bridge a civil-military gap?
Tomas Jermalavicius, ICDS

A couple of weeks ago a brief controversy erupted in the Estonian media over the proposals to raise military retirement ...
 
Estonia from afar
"Where are you from?" "We live in Estonia." "Estonia?" Blank stare. "You know, near Finland, Sweden." ...
 
President Ilvese koht pole Stalini piltide all (1)
Marko Mihkkelson
Näib, et Moskva linnavalitsus eesotsas linnapea Juri Lužkoviga ei hooli paljude kaasmaalaste arvamusest, et miljoneid inimesi ...
 
Russia’s middle class wants Putin out, Internet petition shows
VIENNA, March 15 – The Internet petition campaign launched last week calling for the Vladimir Putin’s departure from office not only has already ...
 
Soft Power, Russkii Mir, Centre Party, Russian voters – is there a connection?
It was Harvard’s Joseph Nye, who zeroed in on the concept of soft power, the notion that a state’s might is based not only on military and ...
 
The Ketchup Curtain
“You vant ketchup?” Sergei asks, positively glowing in the light of Old Town’s newly-remodeled hipster McDonald’s. Actually, I do want ...
 
'Putin must go’ petition gains signatories despite DOS attacks on sites pointing to it
VIENNA, March 11 – Arguing that the only way out for Russia is the complete overhaul of the system of power Vladimir Putin has put in place, ...
 
Juhtkiri: 9. märts, 66 aastat hiljem (1)
Mu isa hoidis oma kirjutuslaua sahtlis metallitükki, millele oli graveeritud „9. III 1944“. See oli pommikild, pigem ehk käegakatsutav ...
 
Kommentaar: Tants tervishoiu rahastamise ümber
Globaalne majanduskriis on muu hulgas teravdanud ka tervishoiu rahastamise probleeme, olgu siis superriigis USAs, väikeses Eestis või ka siin, ...
 
Kommentaar: Haridusest, haritusest ja riigi teenimisest
Leo Leesmenti meenutades

1976. a. sügisel oli mul võimalus Tartu ülikoolis kohtuda prof. Leo Leesmendiga (1902-1986), kui ta oli kutsutud ...
 
Viido veerg: Kõik muutub
Kõik muutub, aga mitte alati nii, nagu see meile meeldiks või nagu me sooviksime. 1807. a. talvel oli 40 kraadi Celsiuse ja ka Fahrenheiti järgi ...
 
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Juhtkiri: Stalini rehabiliteerimine (1)
Maikuus möödub 65 aastat II maailmasõja (mida Venemaal nimetatakse Suureks Isamaasõjaks) lõpust. Kremlis peetakse plaane uhkete pidustuste ...
 
Kommentaar: Pilved eurotaevas
Euroopa ühisraha euro esmasel kasutuselevõtul 1999. a. olid lootused roosilised. Nüüd, 10 aastat hiljem on õhulossid haihtunud ja maandutud ...
 
Viido veerg: 92-aastane Eesti
Jälle on möödas üks meie riigi sünnipäev. Paraad Vabaduse väljakul peaks õigustama kaitseminister Jaak Aaviksoo ja tuhandete eestlaste ...
 
Üks pilt
 
The U.S. Instigates Attempts at Containing Russia
Stratfor.com

STRATFOR has never said it would be cheap or easy for the United States to push back against Russia's resurgence especially ...
 
Much Has Changed Since Russia's Last Military Doctrine (1)
The text directly states that Russian military forces may be used to defend Russian citizens abroad, a point that was not in the 2000 version.
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Think winter socked US economy? Try Estonia.
Stefan Karlsson's Blog (at the Chrsitian Science Monitor)

Estonia finally saw industrial production rise, but only because cold weather ...
 
Partners in decline
Daniel Korski, ecfr.eu

It's anti-Europe season again in the United States. Once the season opens (usually from the second year of a ...
 
"Dokumenty pazhaluista"
(What can Europe do to help Ukraine? And what can Ukraine do to help itself?)
Edward Lucas, Ukrainian weekly Tyzhden (The Week)

Given the amount ...
 
Protests in regions have Moscow feeling ‘ground is shifting under its feet,’ Russian analyst says
VIENNA, March 3 – Popular protests in Kaliningrad, Pikalevo, Baikalsk and other cities have left the powers that be in Moscow feeling that “the ...
 
How to Address the ‘Humanitarian Dimension’ of Russian Foreign Policy?
Juhan Kivirähk, Diplomaatia

Russia’s objective to create a common ‘Russian diaspora’ of its compatriots and Estonia’s wish to integrate ...
 
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