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Estonia supports cybersecurity initiatives in the Americas

Estonian World / October 17, 2016

The Estonian ministry of foreign affairs has allocated €100,000 to support cybersecurity initiatives of the Organisation of American States (OAS), an entity that brings together 35 countries in North and South America. The money, which comes from the development cooperation and humanitarian aid fund, helps continue the collaboration between the OAS and Estonia in developing the […]

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Gallery: Estonia receives the first batch of combat vehicles CV90

Estonian World / October 13, 2016

The Estonian Defence Forces has received a dozen Swedish-made infantry vehicles CV90, bought from the Netherlands. In late 2014, the Estonian government decided to buy 44 CV90 combat vehicles from the Netherlands, in what has been so far the largest defence procurement project ever for the country, at USD171 million. The vehicles were previously used

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Military service in Estonia is worth it

Patrik Maldre / October 6, 2016

As an Estonian expat who first moved abroad at the age of 6 but who returned to Estonia to complete my ajateenistus (military service), I have just one message for those, both here in Estonia and abroad that are considering it now: it is absolutely worth it.* As a small nation in a strategically significant

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Estonia to intensify defence cooperation with Poland

Sten Hankewitz / September 29, 2016

Estonia and Poland plan to intensify defence cooperation between the two countries, especially when it comes to joint exercises and training of the countries’ defence forces. The Estonian defence minister, Hannes Hanso, said after a meeting with his Polish counterpart, Antoni Macierewicz, that “implementing the plans for the reinforced presence of our allies will significantly

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Estonia’s role in NATO’s growing cyber capability

Patrik Maldre / September 14, 2016

In June 2014, NATO took a major step forward in the field of cyber defence, announcing that the defence ministers of member states had agreed to adopt an enhanced NATO cyber defence policy (the previous one was adopted in 2011). The policy improves NATO activity in the critical areas of information sharing, mutual assistance, training

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Gallery: German troops in Estonia

Estonian World / September 8, 2016

Germany has taken a more active role in protecting the Baltic states; currently, around 200 German troops are based in the Estonian town of Tapa. Due to a difficult history, the post-WWII Germany avoided sending its military to foreign missions, but this policy has changed in recent decades. This year, the German armed forces saw

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France and Germany take over protecting the Baltic skies

Estonian World / September 1, 2016

France and Germany took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from Portugal and the United Kingdom on 31 August. France will lead the mission until the end of the year, with four Mirage jets based at Šiauliai airbase in Lithuania, while Germany will provide four Eurofighter Typhoon that will fly out of Ämari Air Base

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The US and the Baltics reaffirm their strategic alliance

Sten Hankewitz / August 25, 2016

On the occasion of US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Latvia, the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania released a declaration, reaffirming the four countries’ strategic alliance and commitment to cooperation to ensure the security and stability of the region. “Faced with an unpredictable security environment, we commit to deepening our cooperation and our

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Eastern Europeans in America support US commitment to NATO

Sten Hankewitz / August 18, 2016

The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC), representing more than 20 million Central and Eastern European Americans, strongly backs the United States’ continued unconditional commitment to upholding the NATO Treaty as well as US support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all Central and Eastern European nations. “Our organisation stands firm in its belief

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Russian submarine signal buoy found on a Saaremaa beach

Sten Hankewitz / July 22, 2016

The Estonian Rescue Board’s bomb squad on Wednesday removed a Russian submarine signal buoy that was found on a beach in Mustjala Parish on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, “Saarte Hääl”, a local newspaper, reported on 22 July. The head of the bomb squad, Janek Sõnum, told the newspaper that the buoy was a Russian

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