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The unpredictable future of the Nordic-Baltic region

Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson / June 28, 2018

The triple menace of Russian revanchist, American opportunist and eurozone disintegrative tendencies does not bode well for future prospects of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Icelandic diplomat and former foreign minister, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, writes. The prospects for the Nordic-Baltic (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – editor) region are radically different from […]

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The US to allocate USD5 million for radar equipment on the Estonian-Russian border

Estonian World / October 24, 2017

The United States will allocate USD5 million to support the construction of radar systems at the Estonian-Russian border to improve the frontier’s electronic surveillance. Andres Anvelt, the Estonian minister of the interior, said the construction of the country’s eastern border is important to Estonia, the European Union and NATO. “Therefore this needs to be done

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Estonian-American admiral Edward Masso named the next US ambassador

Sten Hankewitz / September 4, 2017

US president Donald Trump announced his intent to name the retired rear admiral, Estonian-American Edward “Sonny” Masso as the next ambassador to Estonia. According to the White House, Masso is a decorated naval officer and the founder of Flagship Connection, a consulting company on business development, strategic planning and operations analysis in the areas of

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Video: Watch the A-10 Thunderbolt II land on Estonian highway

Estonian World / August 22, 2017

Ten American A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, belonging to the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard, practiced landing and take off from an extension of a highway in northern Estonia. The landing and take-off exercise took place on 10 August on the extension of the Jägala-Käravete highway, a portion of a longer road

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CIA documents: the West backed forest brothers in the Baltics

Paul Goble / August 9, 2017

Some newly declassified CIA documents show that the US government provided limited covert assistance to the underground armed resistance groups that operated in the Baltic countries after the Soviet Union had occupied them during the Second World War. Many in the Baltic countries and elsewhere still celebrate the US non-recognition policy which specified that Washington

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Over half of Americans think the US should help the Baltics if they were attacked

Sten Hankewitz / August 9, 2017

Fifty-two per cent of Americans agree that the United States should help defend the Baltics if Russia were to attack them, according to a Chicago Council survey. This is the first time a majority of the US public would support using US troops to defend a Baltic NATO member. Also, according to the survey, 53%

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Pence and Estonian PM discuss deploying the Patriot anti-missile defence system

Silver Tambur and Sten Hankewitz / August 2, 2017

The vice president of the United States, Mike Pence, and the Estonian prime minister, Jüri Ratas, discussed the possibility of deploying the Patriot anti-missile defence system in Estonia. Ratas, having met Pence, who was visiting the tiny Nordic NATO member from 30-31 July, told the main news programme of the Estonian public broadcasting that he

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Why the relationship between the US and Estonia matters

Silver Tambur / July 4, 2017

As the United States celebrates Independence Day, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776, the date on which the country formally separated from the British Empire, it’s timely to send good wishes from Estonia and be grateful for the American support throughout the years. On 4 July, 1776, there were

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Ex-president Ilves presents Estonia’s highest award to former US president Bush

Sten Hankewitz / May 12, 2017

The former president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, presented the former US president, George W. Bush, with the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, First Class, the highest award granted by Estonia. Ilves, while president, bestowed the decoration on Bush in 2012, but didn’t have a chance to present it in person until now.

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US sends F-35 stealth fighters to Estonia

Estonian World / April 25, 2017

The US has sent two Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets to Estonia, as part of its first operational deployment to Europe. The jets, among the most advanced ones in the world, arrived on 25 April 2017 and will conduct training flights together with other US and allied air forces. Information about the potential deployment of the

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