Security

Estonia has signed a contract to buy six Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers from South Korea; the contract is worth nearly €290 million. The contract, signed […]

Estonia has begun installing the first bunkers in southeastern Estonia near the Russian border, part of a wider Baltic Defence Line designed to strengthen defences

Russian border guards briefly crossed a temporary control line on the Narva River on 17 December, in what Estonian authorities have described as an illegal

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