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Estonia and the US sign a defence cooperation agreement

The Estonian defence minister, Margus Tsahkna, and the US ambassador in the country, James Melville, on 17 January signed a defence cooperation agreement between the two countries that is designed to regulate the legal status of members of the US armed forces, their family members and contractors in Estonia. The agreement also simplifies their activities

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Hermann Castle in Narva, Estonia, right across the border from Russia.

A tale of two cities: Estonia’s Narva prospects while Russia’s Ivangorod decays

Few in the West had ever heard of Narva – the city of some 60,000 residents, more than 80 per cent of whom are ethnic Russians, located on the eastern border of Estonia – until Vladimir Putin’s propagandists, in the wake of the Russian Anschluss of Crimea, raised the question in NATO capitals, “are you

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US senators assure Estonia

Three US senators visited Estonia this week to assure Estonians that the United States and NATO remain committed to their defence. John McCain, a Republican senator of Arizona; Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator of South Carolina; and Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic senator from Minnesota, visited Estonia at the time when the small NATO members have

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The US military completes a USD11.2 million facelift in Estonia

The US military has completed a USD11.2 million infrastructure facelift at the Tapa army base in Estonia. According to the Estonian military, altogether 27 projects were completed at the Tapa army base. “The US investments in Tapa show that our allies’ presence is ongoing and firm,” Brigadier General Indrek Sirel said in a statement. “The

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When your biggest ally suddenly becomes friendly with your scariest neighbour

The appointment of Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state of the United States has left many American allies, including Estonia, a bit worried – not only because Tillerson has no experience in foreign policy, or politics in general – but because of his close ties to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who, from

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