Intelligence
Polish Parliament Building Has No Bomb Shelter — But It Should, Says Speaker Hołownia
Latvia on Track to Begin Co-Manufacturing Anti-Tank Missiles
INTERVIEW WITH A RUSSIAN DESERTER "Putin Should Face Trial, but He'll Be Killed Before That"
Estonia Begins Construction of Anti-Tank Trenches Along Eastern Border with Russia
MAN ON THE RUN Lithuania Braces for Possible Provocation After Russian National Escapes Kaliningrad Transit Train
Lithuania Leaves Chinese Diplomats Out in the Cold
Finland to Begin Production of F-35 Fighter Jet Fuselages
DEFENSE IN PLAIN SIGHT Why the Baltic Defensive Line Is Meant to Be Seen by the Adversary
PEKKA KALLIONIEMI Two Faces of War: Russia’s Terror and Ukraine’s Precision
Estonia’s New Multi-Billion-Euro Defense Build-Up Includes Deep-Strike, Drones, Expanded Air Defense, and a Military Base on the Eastern Border
Keir Starmer’s Defense Review Reaches for the High-Tech Future and Nukes — While Dodging Today’s Threats and Costs
British-Canadian Expert Advising Polish and Ukrainian Authorities: The Israel-Hamas War Holds Lessons for Baltic Defense
Tense Standoff in the Baltic Sea Between Russian and German Frigates
Latvia Set to Produce 100 Armored Vehicles This Year
Finnish Info War Expert: Russian Intelligence Is Undermining the U.S. and Aims to Dominate
VIDEO After a 41-Year Break, the Dutch Air Force Practiced 'Highway Operations' in Finland
Strange Incidents Reported at Latvia's Eastern Border in the Past Month
Poland and Lithuania to Hold Military Exercises in Response to Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 Drills
NORDIC ARMS MANUFACTURER PUZZLED Why Have the Baltic States Armed Themselves Separately Against a Shared Threat?
World's Most Modern Border Barrier Being Built in Southeast Finland
PEKKA KALLIONIEMI The West Is Losing the Information War
Estonia to Introduce Drone Education in Public Schools
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Reveals Trump's Plan to Reassess American Military Presence in Europe After NATO Hague Summit
FROM OBSERVER TO ENFORCER Estonia’s Recent Maritime Showdown with a Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Might Have Been Part of an Ongoing NATO Operation in the Baltic Sea
Latvian Defense Intelligence Shares Tips on How to Identify Saboteurs and Spies
Foreign Minister Valtonen: Finland Has Absolutely No Intention of Possessing Nuclear Weapons or Stationing Them on Its Territory
PHOTOS Estonia Installed Giant Putin-Hitler Double Portrait on Narva Fortress Near Russian Border
PEKKA KALLIONIEMI Pobedobesie: Russia's Weaponized Memory and State-Organized License to Kill
VIDEO Latvians Have Developed an Effective Drone Killer
Estonian Soldier in Ukraine Warns What Would Happen If Russian Drone Pilots Hit Baltic Troops
VIDEO Massive Ukrainian Transport Plane Delivers HIMARS to Estonia
British Analysts: Russia to Produce Explosives from Wood; NATO Underestimates Importance of Ammunition Stockpiles
Pete Hegseth's Hundred Days in Hell
INFECTED ALGORITHMS The Kremlin Has Infiltrated Western Chatbots, Including ChatGPT
DAWN OF AN ERA Meet the New Generation of Homegrown Generals at the Helm of the Baltic States' Militaries
Baltic-Polish Military Border Fortifications Echo Pre-War Defenses Destroyed by Stalin and Hitler
NATO Should Look to Newest Member Sweden as a Model for Responding to Russia's Upcoming Major Military Exercise Zapad
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Budrys Says Russia Boosts Forces Ahead of Zapad Exercise and NATO Should Respond in Kind
Sweden Successfully Tests Electric Torpedo Launch from Small Boat; Unmanned Deployments Also Reported
PABRADE TRAGEDY Vilnius Demonstrates Remarkable Skill and Sensitivity in Crisis Communication Following the Deaths of Four U.S. Soldiers in Lithuania
Baltic States and Poland Withdraw from Ottawa Treaty on Anti-Personnel Mines, Finland Still Considering
Lithuanian Prime Minister: Russia Won’t Attack Us on My Watch
Russian Spies in Latvia Are Attracted to Everything from Train Routes to Soldiers' Underwear
EUROPE'S GREATEST OPEN WAR SECRET AI-Powered Military Applications Are Giving Russia and China a Technological Edge That Only Ukraine Can Match
Finnish Researcher: The Baltics and Nordic Nations Should Discuss Acquiring Their Own Nuclear Deterrent with Poland
CHILLING FINNISH WAR FICTION "Conflict" by Aku Louhimies Brings the Crimean Occupation Scenario to the Heart of the Scandinavian Idyll
INTERVIEW WITH KAJA KALLAS "J.D. Vance Likely Addressed U.S. Domestic Audience in Munich; Trump Administration's Public Statements Don’t Fully Align with Our Private Talks"
Professor Göran Larsson: The Roots of Gang Violence in Sweden Run Deeper Than Immigration
All Three Baltic States Signal Intention to Increase Defense Spending to Up to 5% of GDP
CONFLICT ON THE BALTIC SEA Finland Made Maritime History by Seizing Cable-Sabotaging Tanker on Boxing Day
Poland and Lithuania Lead Baltic Sea Region Defense Spending in 2025, Followed by Latvia and Estonia
AN X-RAY OF "PUTIN'S BRAIN" Aleksandr Dugin and His Ideology of Chaos
Estonian Military Intelligence Chief: Current Threat to NATO Is Low, but Russian Military Reforms Are Underway and Western Armies Lack Experience
2024 IN HINDSIGHT Key Defense Developments in the Baltic Region
Russia's Hybrid War Against the West Relies More Than Ever on Chinese Infrastructure
China's Influence Operations Aim to Shift U.S. Policy in the Long Term
Ukraine's Frontline Medicine Prodigy Trains the Army of a NATO Member State
AUTOMATED ATTRITION Valerii Zaluzhnyi: The Future of Warfare Is Here, and NATO Is Falling Behind
KRZYSZTOF KROL "Poland Is Not at War, but Russia Attacks It Hundreds of Times a Week"
Sweden Plans to Increase Its Armed Forces by Nearly 40,000 Members Over the Next Decade
HYBRID ALLIANCE Norwegian and Irish Fishermen Successfully Challenged Russia’s Military Moves in High North
TESTIMONY OF A CLERGYMAN How Moscow's Once Astute Patriarch Kirill Became the Ideological Architect of the "Russian World"
REAL-LIFE DEFENSE INFLUENCER Estonian Woman Moved from London to Ukraine to Help Soldiers
CRISIS IN THE SKY Latvian Authorities' Delayed Public Response and NATO's Perceived Passive Handling of Russian Attack Drone Crash Sparks Public Scrutiny in Latvia
Rail Baltica Could Be a Military Lifeline for the Baltics—If It Stays on Track
SOPHISTICATED CONFERENCE SCAM Former Russian-Speaking Drug Offender Behind Defense Industry Fair in Tallinn
TECH-ENHANCED COPS Police Technology Now Resembles What Was Recently Portrayed as Futuristic in Sci-Fi Blockbusters
GERMANS ON THE BATTLE LINE At Least Eight German Volunteer Fighters Reported to Have Fallen in Ukraine's War of Independence Since February 2022
ECHOES OF UKRAINIAN MILITARY INNOVATION Lithuania Equips All Military Units with FPV Drones and Starts Producing Naval Unmanned Vehicles
CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN THE BALTICS Vice Speaker of Estonian Parliament Is An Avid Advocate for Beijing's Political Agenda
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER TELEGRAM OPERATIVE Anton Rosenberg Claims Pavel Durov Took Money From the Same Russian Oligarch He Criticized
RESEARCH-BASED CONSCRIPTION How Two Insightful Women Are Reshaping Estonia's Military Service with Behavioral Science
NATO'S MISGUIDED AIR DEFENSE DEBATE Previous Air Defense Engagements of Allies Support Radoslaw Sikorski's Stance on Defending Poland in Ukrainian Airspace
EVACUATION ROULETTE Kherson’s Civilians Run the Gauntlet of Russian Drone Strikes
GRIM TRUTH OF WAR Fallen Estonian Volunteer Hero Yet to Be Recovered from Ukrainian Battlefield
BORDER BUSTS Estonia Enforces New Border Measures for Russia Trips to Combat Doubling of Smuggling Attempts
SAPPER'S MONOLOGUE Ukraine Has to Defend Itself with American Mines from the 1940s
STEFANO BRAGHIROLI North Korea Has Less to Lose by Supporting Russia Than China Does
DUBIOUS CONNECTIONS European Commissioner Nominee Illegally Traveled to Crimea in 2021
GLOBAL HAWK INCIDENT Russia Interfered With the Operation of a US Surveillance Drone in Estonian Airspace
BALTIC COURAGE UNDER FIRE Estonian and Latvian Volunteer Soldiers Who Fought in the 2022 Liberation of Kharkiv Two Years Ago Continue to Serve in Ukrainian Ranks
BERLIN'S CRISIS OF DIRECTION Bundestag Member Explains Why the Spirit of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Still Looms in Germany
FROM SELFIES TO SOLDIERING How Nordic and Baltic Countries Turn Instagrammers Into Infantry
NARRATIVE WARFARE Kursk Incursion Highlights NATO's Overlooked Doctrine of Narrative-Led Operations
STARTUPS & DINOSAURS Bolt CEO Markus Villig on How Small Players Can Revitalize the Stagnant Western Defense Industry Arena
SCANDINAVIAN VALOR Eight Swedish Citizens Have Fallen in Ukraine Since February 2022 As Confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CHALLENGING THE VETERAN VICTIM NARRATIVE Series of Swedish Studies Suggest Veterans Are More Resilient Than Expected
FEAR, SMOKE, AND MIRRORS Why Did Putin Decide to Kneel at Beslan Several Weeks Before the 20th Anniversary of the Tragedy?
MUTUAL GAINS FORGE STRONGER TIES Lithuania Weighs Investment in Ukraine's Artillery and Drone Industry
AN UNLIKELY COMMANDER How A Sketchy Small-Time Businessman Rose from Sumy's Shadows to Become a Frontline Legend
WHEN FICTION BECOMES FACT The Reality of 'Terminator 3' Emerges in Ukraine
RAIMUNDAS THE FIRST New Lithuanian Defense Chief Maintains and Values Contacts with Lithuanian Volunteer Fighters in Ukraine
UKRAINIAN RADIO INTELLIGENCE A Crucial Edge in the Battle Against Russian Artillery
ROBUST STRATEGIC GROWTH General Martin Herem Reflects on His Tenure's Key Developments
BLITZ-STREAM German Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of 'Volodymyr Z.' in Nord Stream Sabotage Case
STRATEGIC OUTBRIEF Former Polish Defense Chief Advocates for Proactive Self-Defense in the Baltic Region
PERIL OF SELF-SABOTAGE Swedish Car Plate Production May Shift to German Firm Linked to Sanctioned Russian Official
NATO'S FIRST FATALITY ASCRIBED Authorities Identify Suspect in May Killing of Polish Soldier
INNOVATION BORN OF GRIEF Fallen Estonian Fighter in Ukraine Inspires Creation of Drone-Dwarfing 'Sandwich'
FROM IMMUNITY TO INVESTIGATION The Belated Unmasking of Tatjana Zdanoka is in Full Swing
Beyond the Festivities: What the NATO Washington Summit Delivered for Ukraine
INTERVIEW WITH BEN HODGES
VERDICT OF A 'VATNIK HUNTER' "Western Policymakers Don’t Understand the Scale of the Disinformation Problem"
BUREAUCRACY STALLS DEFENSE Opening Ammunition Factory Takes Far Too Long in Estonia
FACING NATO'S NUCLEAR REALITY Interview with Fabian Hoffmann on Missile Intensity of the War in Ukraine and the Lessons the West Should Learn from It
CUTTING RED TAPE Lithuania Makes Unusual Concessions to Expedite Rheinmetall Ammo Factory Launch
WASHINGTON SUMMIT ENDS PEACE ILLUSIONS "NATO leaders now recognize that the era of peace is over."
HYBRID DEFENSE ON STEROIDS Estonia's New Government Decides to Militarize Border Guard in Response to Recent Russian Harassment
NATO DEFENSE PLANS IN ACTION Baltic States and Poland Fortify Borders to Execute Alliance's New Deterrence by Denial Concept
VOICES FROM THE TRENCH "The Frontline Doesn’t Change, But the Nature of War Does"
(R)EVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS The Baltic Role Model for Europe’s Strategic Revolution
NO FEAR IN FINLAND "Reserve Army Is the Only Viable Way to Win a War with Russia": Insight into Finland's Military Future with Lieutenant General Mikko Heiskanen
INSIDE WAR BLOGGING The Highs and Lows of Artur Rehi's Digital Crusade
ESTONIAN YOUTUBE BEHEMOTH