All posts tagged Lennart Meri

Lennart Meri, the president many loved, and everybody respected
March 28, 2019 · No comments

Today, the former president and foreign minister, Lennart Meri, would’ve celebrated his 90th birthday; a...

When Putin couldn’t take the truth spoken by Lennart Meri
July 19, 2017 · No comments

The late Estonian president, Lennart Meri, once delivered a remarkable address in Hamburg, Germany, that...

Paul Goble: Like her predecessors, the new Estonian president understands the transforming power of words
October 12, 2016 · No comments

Under the Estonian constitution, that country’s president has few enumerated powers, but he or now...

Mart Laar: On Europe’s past, present and future
August 15, 2013 · 2 comments

The European project becomes more and more technocratic and further and further away from the...

How chili peppers made Estonia famous at The Economist
September 27, 2012 · 2 comments

Chili peppers are not part of Estonian cuisine. But they have helped make some of...