The Soviet Union: a union in name only
To a generation raised after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Soviet Union may sound like a historical abstraction. But for those who lived […]
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Opinion
Opinion articles by Estonian and global opinion leaders
Eerik-Niiles Kross: when America steps aside, who defends Europe?
Washington’s latest security strategy has been described as yet another wake-up call for Europe. In truth, Europe no longer needs waking up. What it must
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Editorial: Estonia’s Isamaa party just gave political violence a pass
By welcoming a TikTok provocateur who joked about shooting his opponents, Estonia’s conservative party Isamaa is flirting with the same destructive forces that have poisoned
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The West’s moral retreat on Ukraine risks empowering Russia
As the West’s resolve over Ukraine weakens, a dangerous shift is unfolding – the aggressor is being rehabilitated while the victim is quietly pushed aside.
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Editorial: Estonia’s Social Democrats risk legitimising neo-Nazi symbolism in Pärnu
Pärnu, Estonia’s seaside capital of summer leisure, is facing a defining political scandal – just days after the 19 October 2025 local elections, the town
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Editorial: Pärnu’s coalition of convenience risks the town’s reputation
Estonia’s recent local elections have produced an unexpected and uneasy outcome in Pärnu, the country’s summer capital – despite winning the vote, the centre-right Isamaa
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How Tartu’s €100 million culture project lost the plot
The idea of building a €100 million Siuru Centre in the heart of Tartu might be sold as a beacon of culture and progress; in
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Why NATO held fire on Russian jets – and why Estonia may need its own
Estonian MP and security expert Eerik-Niiles Kross says NATO’s rules of engagement explain why Russian fighters weren’t shot down – but argues Estonia still needs
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Sergey Maidukov: Europe’s famous unknown
Europe has celebrated its Shakespeares and Mozarts, but Ukraine’s Shevchenko, Malevich and Skovoroda remain largely unknown – erased by centuries of Russian repression. From Shakespeare
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Arvo Pärt at 90: a composer of unity in an age of division
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the most widely performed living musicians in the world, turns 90 on 11 September; his work,
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