Opinion articles by Estonian and global opinion leaders
LGBT rights (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual for the unaware) have always been an emotive issue. The US, UK and France have announced plans to enshrine […]
Chris Glew: Estonia needs to address its false phobias Read More
Let us begin with the premise that there is no universal morality. If one accepts this premise it logically follows that there can be no
Adam Garrie: Investment – attract don’t attack. A warning from Cyprus Read More
Will the émigrés return? Countries between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, which have lost millions of their people in the past 20 years,
Edward Lucas: The lost homelands Read More
Georg Singer, an Austrian expat and currently working as a development manager at the University of Tartu, shares his observations about Estonia. Every now and
Start-up nation Estonia: an Austrian’s view Read More
By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, on the 95th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Tallinn, 24 February 2013. Today, on the 95th
President Ilves: Estonia is like a wild strawberry Read More
We need to engage in a calm and sober debate on whether or not and how Russia threatens us and on the real meaning of
Kadri Liik: Let us think again. About Russia… Read More
“Second Survey Shows Public Less Confident in Cabinet” was the recent headline on the news site of the Estonian Public Broadcasting (news.err.ee) and indeed, the
Chris Glew: Never mind the present, the future is bright Read More
Recently EstonianWorld’s co-author Chris Glew interviewed British Liberal Democratic Member of Parliament Sir Malcolm Bruce about his views on Estonia’s position in the wider world.
Adam Garrie: Modern Europe and political geography Read More
After Iceland, Estonia is the second European country to engage in a radically novel democratic experiment. Against growing contempt for out of touch political elites,
Charter 12 – Estonia’s stab at direct democracy Read More
Chris Glew argues that Estonia needs a different voting system – as currently, there’s a lack of a direct link between the voter and the
Chris Glew: Estonia’s problem is the voting system Read More
