Security Archives - Estonian World

The Crossed Swords 2025 cyber exercise, held by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. Photo by Kristi Sits/the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.

Cyber exercise Crossed Swords starts in Tallinn

By Sten Hankewitz / November 4, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence kicked off the Crossed Swords 2025 exercise in Tallinn, Estonia, on 4 November, bringing together 240 participants […]

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A rendering of MS Estonia in the seabed. The sunken ferry is resting almost upside down.

Russia suspected of using MS Estonia wreck for Baltic Sea espionage

By Silver Tambur / October 24, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

New evidence from a German investigative consortium has raised suspicions that Russia may have turned the wreck of the MS Estonia – the ferry that

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The Chunmoo rocket launcher. Photo by the Korean defence ministry.

Estonia to purchase South Korean rocket launchers

By Sten Hankewitz / October 23, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Estonia and South Korea on 23 October signed a defence cooperation agreement in Seoul, under which Estonia plans to acquire South Korean Chunmoo rocket launchers

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The Old Town of Jerusalem and the Wailing Wall at dusk. Photo by Sten Hankewitz.

Israel to open an embassy in Tallinn

By Sten Hankewitz / October 20, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The Israeli government on 19 October approved the opening of an embassy in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and appointed Amit Gil-Beiz as its ambassador to

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Updates: Russia’s war against Ukraine – Estonian perspective

By Estonian World / October 19, 2025 / 101 minutes of reading

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia. For updates from 2022, please see a

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The United Nations Human Rights Council is headquartered at the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by Gavin Li/Unsplash.

Estonia elected to the UN Human Rights Council

By Sten Hankewitz / October 16, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

On 14 October, Estonia was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term – the second time the country has served

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Roman Pipko during his Senate nomination hearing. Photo by the US embassy in Tallinn.

Senate confirms Roman Pipko as the new US ambassador to Estonia

By Sten Hankewitz / October 8, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The US Senate has confirmed the Estonian-born US lawyer, Roman Pipko, as the new ambassador to Estonia; president Donald Trump nominated him in January 2025.

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Milrem’s THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle, developed in Estonia. Photo by Milrem.

Estonian robotics firm to send 150 unmanned vehicles to Ukraine

By Silver Tambur / October 7, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Estonia’s Milrem Robotics will supply more than 150 of its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine in a defence package led and funded by the

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After the Russian MiG-31s left Estonian airspace, Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters intercepted and monitored them over the Baltic Sea. Photo by the Swedish Air Force.

Estonia still vulnerable to high-altitude Russian jets

By Silver Tambur / September 26, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Estonia remains unable to bring down Russian aircraft flying at higher altitudes, security analyst and former defence undersecretary Meelis Oidsalu has warned after three MiG-31s

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