Analysis
TESTIMONY OF A CLERGYMAN ⟩ How Moscow's Once Astute Patriarch Kirill Became the Ideological Architect of the "Russian World"
Swedish Armed Forces Are Concerned About the Impact of Wind Farms on Defense Radar Systems
BOOST OF DETERRENCE ⟩ The United Kingdom Assigns Specific Brigade for the Defense of Estonia
SYNCHRONIZED EFFORT ⟩ Finland and Sweden Launch New Civil Defense Campaign on the Same Day to Prepare Citizens for Crises and Defense Activities
STEFANO BRAGHIROLI ⟩ North Korea Has Less to Lose by Supporting Russia Than China Does
NOSTALGIA AS STRATEGY ⟩ Russia Reawakens WWII Rhetoric of Spheres of Influence, Aiming to Lay the Groundwork for Dividing Ukraine
ESCAPE STORY ⟩ How Ukrainian Soldiers Managed to Evade the Siege in the Kursk Region: Three Days Without Food or Water in the Forests
UNINTENDED RAMIFICATION ⟩ North Korean Defectors Seek to Serve in Defense of Ukraine
Sweden Plans to Increase Its Armed Forces by Nearly 40,000 Members Over the Next Decade
RUTHLESS REPORT ⟩ What the West Got Wrong About the Russia-Ukraine War—and How to Avoid Future Mistakes
HYBRID ALLIANCE ⟩ Norwegian and Irish Fishermen Successfully Challenged Russia’s Military Moves in High North
INTERVIEW WITH A MILITARY UNION LEADER ⟩ Elina Riutta Says Finnish Conscripts Are Accustomed to Having Their Needs Represented in Political Discourse
A TEXT FROM TEHERAN ⟩ Sweden Identified Iran's Involvement Behind Information Attacks Linked to Quran Burnings
RESEARCH-BASED CONSCRIPTION ⟩ How Two Insightful Women Are Reshaping Estonia's Military Service with Behavioral Science
BRIDGING THE COMMAND GAP ⟩ Ukrainian Officers Call for Structural Reforms to Strengthen Frontline Leadership
WAR IN RUSSIA ⟩ Photo Report from the City of Sudzha Captured by the Ukrainian Army in the Kursk Region
GLOBAL HAWK INCIDENT ⟩ Russia Interfered With the Operation of a US Surveillance Drone in Estonian Airspace
AI-Guided Armed Anti-Drone Robotic Dogs Are Being Tested in the Middle East
GERMANS ON THE BATTLE LINE ⟩ At Least Eight German Volunteer Fighters Reported to Have Fallen in Ukraine's War of Independence Since February 2022
DUBIOUS CONNECTIONS ⟩ European Commissioner Nominee Illegally Traveled to Crimea in 2021
KIRYAT SHMONA ⟩ The Israeli Town Enduring the Most Hezbollah Missile Attacks per Capita
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK UNDERGROUND ⟩ A Third-Grade Ukrainian Boy's Only Known Educational Reality in the Shadow of War
CHALLENGING THE VETERAN VICTIM NARRATIVE ⟩ Series of Swedish Studies Suggest Veterans Are More Resilient Than Expected
CRITICAL SKY PATCH ⟩ NATO Tightens Baltic Air Policing After September 7 Russian Shahed Attack Drone Crash in Latvia
DIPLOMACY AND THE POWER OF SENTIMENT ⟩ Sven Mikser: Estonia's Recent Pro-Palestine UN Vote Does Not Signal Hostility Toward Israel
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER TELEGRAM OPERATIVE ⟩ Anton Rosenberg Claims Pavel Durov Took Money From the Same Russian Oligarch He Criticized
MUTUAL GAINS FORGE STRONGER TIES ⟩ Lithuania Weighs Investment in Ukraine's Artillery and Drone Industry
SCANDINAVIAN VALOR ⟩ Eight Swedish Citizens Have Fallen in Ukraine Since February 2022 As Confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
THE KURSK CONUNDRUM ⟩ "Ukraine Couldn't Wait and Continue Playing by Moscow's Rules," Says Analyst Mykola Bielieskov
NATO'S MISGUIDED AIR DEFENSE DEBATE ⟩ Previous Air Defense Engagements of Allies Support Radoslaw Sikorski's Stance on Defending Poland in Ukrainian Airspace
BERLIN'S CRISIS OF DIRECTION ⟩ Bundestag Member Explains Why the Spirit of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Still Looms in Germany
ECHOES OF UKRAINIAN MILITARY INNOVATION ⟩ Lithuania Equips All Military Units with FPV Drones and Starts Producing Naval Unmanned Vehicles
GRIM TRUTH OF WAR ⟩ Fallen Estonian Volunteer Hero Yet to Be Recovered from Ukrainian Battlefield
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
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
900 DAYS OF ATROCITIES ⟩ Prominent Ukrainian Historian Says Ukraine Is Being Nudged Toward a Ceasefire Scenario
REAL-LIFE DEFENSE INFLUENCER ⟩ Estonian Woman Moved from London to Ukraine to Help Soldiers
BEYOND TELEGRAM ⟩ Russian Propaganda Network Flourishes Also on Facebook
FROM SELFIES TO SOLDIERING ⟩ How Nordic and Baltic Countries Turn Instagrammers Into Infantry
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
STARTUPS & DINOSAURS ⟩ Bolt CEO Markus Villig on How Small Players Can Revitalize the Stagnant Western Defense Industry Arena
HUMAN WARFARE ⟩ Polish Ex-Defense Chief Says Belarus Border Crisis is a "Russian Design"
FROM IMMUNITY TO INVESTIGATION ⟩ The Belated Unmasking of Tatjana Zdanoka is in Full Swing
NARRATIVE WARFARE ⟩ Kursk Incursion Highlights NATO's Overlooked Doctrine of Narrative-Led Operations
STRATEGIC OUTBRIEF ⟩ Former Polish Defense Chief Advocates for Proactive Self-Defense in the Baltic Region
DON BACON'S BALTIC MISSION ⟩ Baltic Security Caucus Chair Criticizes U.S. Production Tempo for Long-Range Air Defense
SILENCED SUPPORT ⟩ Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Says Her F-16 Donation Proposal Was Blocked Two Years Ago
RAIMUNDAS THE FIRST ⟩ New Lithuanian Defense Chief Maintains and Values Contacts with Lithuanian Volunteer Fighters in Ukraine
EVACUATION ROULETTE ⟩ Kherson’s Civilians Run the Gauntlet of Russian Drone Strikes
SAPPER'S MONOLOGUE ⟩ Ukraine Has to Defend Itself with American Mines from the 1940s
BORDER BUSTS ⟩ Estonia Enforces New Border Measures for Russia Trips to Combat Doubling of Smuggling Attempts
SPEED VS. SCALE ⟩ How Ukraine’s Palianytsia Stacks Up Against Iran’s Shahed-136
WHEN FICTION BECOMES FACT ⟩ The Reality of 'Terminator 3' Emerges in Ukraine
Beyond the Festivities: ⟩ What the NATO Washington Summit Delivered for Ukraine
INTERVIEW WITH BEN HODGES
CANADA TAKES THE LEAD ⟩ About 5,000 NATO Troops Will Be Stationed in Latvia
FEAR, SMOKE, AND MIRRORS ⟩ Why Did Putin Decide to Kneel at Beslan Several Weeks Before the 20th Anniversary of the Tragedy?
A CASE OF PROJECTION ⟩ Hungarian FM Accuses Baltic States of Propaganda Campaign
ENDURING AMMUNITION DEFICIT ⟩ Ukrainian General Urges Allies to Donate Ammo Production Lines
BLITZ-STREAM ⟩ German Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of 'Volodymyr Z.' in Nord Stream Sabotage Case
GEAR SHIFT ⟩ Defense Minister Sprūds Asserts Latvia Is Preparing for All Scenarios
VERDICT OF A 'VATNIK HUNTER' ⟩ "Western Policymakers Don’t Understand the Scale of the Disinformation Problem"
PERIL OF SELF-SABOTAGE ⟩ Swedish Car Plate Production May Shift to German Firm Linked to Sanctioned Russian Official
UKRAINIAN RADIO INTELLIGENCE ⟩ A Crucial Edge in the Battle Against Russian Artillery
BIZARRE FREEZE ⟩ Russia's 2024 Gains in Ukraine Equal the Size of Madeira
AN UNLIKELY COMMANDER ⟩ How A Sketchy Small-Time Businessman Rose from Sumy's Shadows to Become a Frontline Legend
ROBUST STRATEGIC GROWTH ⟩ General Martin Herem Reflects on His Tenure's Key Developments
JONATAN VSEVIOV'S PANORAMIC ESSAY ⟩ Putin is Determined to Derail the West in 2024
NATO DEFENSE PLANS IN ACTION ⟩ Baltic States and Poland Fortify Borders to Execute Alliance's New Deterrence by Denial Concept
NATO'S FIRST FATALITY ASCRIBED ⟩ Authorities Identify Suspect in May Killing of Polish Soldier
WAR AT HOME ⟩ The Psychological Toll on Ukraine's Returning Soldiers
INNOVATION BORN OF GRIEF ⟩ Fallen Estonian Fighter in Ukraine Inspires Creation of Drone-Dwarfing 'Sandwich'
STEPPING INTO A NEW ERA ⟩ Interview: Sylvie Kauffmann Discusses the Complex Political Landscape Awaiting Kaja Kallas
BUREAUCRACY STALLS DEFENSE ⟩ Opening Ammunition Factory Takes Far Too Long in Estonia
HYBRID DEFENSE ON STEROIDS ⟩ Estonia's New Government Decides to Militarize Border Guard in Response to Recent Russian Harassment
INSIDE WAR BLOGGING ⟩ The Highs and Lows of Artur Rehi's Digital Crusade
ESTONIAN YOUTUBE BEHEMOTH
OLD FRIENDS, FRESH ALLIES ⟩ Minister of Defense Pål Jonson Discusses Sweden's NATO Journey and Ukraine Aid Balance
CLUSTER MUNITION BAN LIFTED ⟩ Lithuania Aligns with NATO Neighbors Who Have Not Joined the Oslo Convention
NATO-RUSSIA BORDER TENSIONS ⟩ "Firefight Between Estonian and Russian Border Guards on Narva River Would Serve Russia's Interests", Top Official Says
MIXED RESOLVE ⟩ Survey Highlights Europe's Hawks and Doves on Ukraine Conflict
CUTTING RED TAPE ⟩ Lithuania Makes Unusual Concessions to Expedite Rheinmetall Ammo Factory Launch
RESILIENCE OF RUSSIAN IMPERIALISM ⟩ Ambassador Jüri Luik Reflects on Estonia's 30-Year Diplomatic "Battle" with Moscow
ZELENSKY'S SECOND FRONT ⟩ Decoding Dismissals of Ukraine’s Key Anti-Corruption Figures with Volodymyr Fesenko
ARCTIC HARASSMENT ⟩ Russian State Company Hoists Soviet Union Flag in Svalbard, Norway
(R)EVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS ⟩ The Baltic Role Model for Europe’s Strategic Revolution
NATO'S PARAMOUNT GENERAL ⟩ Under Christopher Cavoli, the Allied Troops Train as They Fight
A TALE OF A TREMBLING TERRORIST ⟩ Kremlin's Propaganda Led Gunman to Attack Estonia's Defense Ministry, Recent Report Finds
TRAGEDY REVISITED ⟩ Divers Claim Discovery of Finnish Plane Downed by Soviets on Eve of WWII
MEETING THE 85% SHORTFALL ⟩ Western Arms Industry Weighs Options in Ukraine
VOLUNTARY BUT VITAL ⟩ Germany Eyes New Era of Military Service
WASHINGTON SUMMIT ENDS PEACE ILLUSIONS ⟩ "NATO leaders now recognize that the era of peace is over."
DEMOCRACIES AND "WORLD WAR H" ⟩ Estonia's Active Involvement in the Western-Russian Hybrid War Raises Inconvenient Questions about Civilian Control over Hybrid Operations
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
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