Security

Estonia will introduce a uniform 12-month period of compulsory military service from 2027, under plans approved by the defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, aimed at strengthening […]

Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief and Estonia’s former prime minister, has been ranked 16th in Politico’s Class of 2026, the publication’s annual

Founded on 21 November 1918, the Estonian Navy remains small by traditional standards, yet in a newly volatile Baltic Sea it is being reshaped into

On 14 November, the Estonian Defence Forces launched an operation to strengthen rapid-response capability against potential air threats, noting that while the likelihood of a

Estonia is preparing to train thousands of civilians in military-grade drone skills, launching an ambitious new programme that could reshape the country’s defence readiness for

A new chapter in Estonian-Israeli relations began on 11 November with the official opening of Israel’s embassy in Tallinn – a long-anticipated move that both

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

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

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