Justin Petrone: The Ansip Years
I learned a lot about my wife’s people – Estonians – from Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. When I look back to how much I thought I […]
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Opinion
Opinion articles by Estonian and global opinion leaders
Adam Garrie: A museum of Estonian music is needed for Estonia and the web
Estophile Adam Garrie argues that it’s time to establish a dedicated museum of Estonian music, with an emphasis not only on rich choral traditions and
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Adam Garrie: There is no freedom without freedom of movement
British prime minister David Cameron recently caused a furore when suggesting that in future, the immigration from poorer EU countries to the UK should be restricted, thus
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Abdul Turay: What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration?
What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration? On lots of different levels and in lots of different ways, the authorities, whether they are border guards,
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Mike Reiner: Estonian Startup School – a degree without a thesis
Mike Reiner, the chief of Startup Wise Guys, argues that Estonia would be an excellent place to start an alternative entrepreneurship programme. Let me propose:
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Maive Rute: Estonia – an unhappy overachiever in democracy?
Measuring and comparing people’s quality of life and life satisfaction has given many outstanding economists serious headaches. It is generally agreed that the usual way
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Mart Laar: On Europe’s past, present and future
The European project becomes more and more technocratic and further and further away from the people. Voters do not feel that they are part of
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Adrienne Warren: Good, better, best? Estonia and the Better Life Index 2013
Estonia has been riding the high of many positive ratings in various global indices — from democracy to press freedom to innovation, this nation has ranked among some of
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Anna-Cara Keim: Mental geographies and identities in the Baltic Sea region
East, West, North or South? The notion of geographical space is always subjective. What we view as North or East constitutes South or West for
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Edward Lucas: Europe’s north-south divide
Divisions in Europe are nothing new, and a continent without them would be bland and uninteresting. But that is no reason to exaggerate them, or
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