European and Estonian security
At the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meeting that took place in Brussels in December, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and US Secretary of State John Kerry signed a landmark agreement regarding cyber cooperation that, except for a few articles recycling press release text, went largely unheeded by both the …
Estonia and the US: paving a way forward in cyber security Read More »
It has been suggested that in the scenario of a hypothetical Russia’s attack on the Baltic States, it would commence with an attack on Lithuania, not Estonia or Latvia. The Lithuania Tribune recently presented an overview of the possible attack, based on Lithuania’s defence analyst Aleksandras Matonis’ analysis. The original article …
Military conflict in the Baltics – the worst-case scenario Read More »
President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, extolled the virtues of Estonia’s e-government infrastructure and IT systems and discussed trust and identity on Tuesday in a keynote speech hosted by the Legatum Institute in London. The broad theme of Ilves’s speech was that of identity and trust. Making reference to Peter …
President Ilves in London: “Big Brother” vs “Little Sister” Read More »
Estonian Defense Ministry has released details of a planned joint battalion between Estonian, Latvia and Lithuanian forces, which would begin operating within NATO in 2016. The Baltic Battalion would consist of Estonia’s Scouts Battalion as well as infantry companies, anti-tank units, military police, and air traffic controllers from Latvia and …
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania to form Baltic Battalion Read More »
Estonia has sent 134 combatants on their way to Poland to take part in NATO’s exercise Steadfast Jazz. Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 takes place in a number of Alliance nations including the Baltic States and Poland. The purpose to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready and …
Estonian troops are taking part of large-scale NATO exercise Steadfast Jazz (video) Read More »
Estonia’s experience in handling the cyber attacks of 2007 has positioned the country as a thought leader in cyber security. This article outlines the major lessons learned from these serious instances of ultra-modern warfare, as told by Lauri Almann, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence at the time …
Turning around the 2007 cyber attack: lessons from Estonia Read More »
While Estonia was an unwilling member of the Soviet Union, from a military perspective it was a legitimate target in the event of a Soviet nuclear first-strike attack on the UK or its NATO allies. I will never forget the first time I saw a Vulcan bomber take-off. Standing next …
Target: Estonia – Britain’s nuclear plan for Tallinn, Tartu and Viljandi Read More »
Despite a decrease in global piracy during 2012, almost 300 vessels were boarded, hi-jacked or fired upon while sailing on the high seas. In the worst affected areas, such as the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, warships from a coalition of international navies are on patrol to …
Estonian firm floats a new idea to combat naval piracy (video) Read More »
Syria has been dominating the headlines of international media channels for quite some time now. It seems the conflict that has been going on for two years has little left to astonish us with. Nonetheless, amid the political debates and discussions on the appropriate international response to the civil war …
Estonian NGO contributes to the future of young Syrian refugees Read More »
In the battle between a border crosser and a border guard, the latter has usually been on the back foot. Last year, over 72,000 people illegally entered the European Union and those states who border a non-EU country are required to make sure their national frontiers are secure and don’t …
Defendec – Estonia’s smart border guard technology Read More »