War in Ukraine
MONUMENTAL TRANSITION IN D.C. ⟩ JJ Green: EU and NATO Remain Vital to U.S. Interests, Especially in Countering Threats From China
THE INVISIBLE BATTLE ⟩ Estonian Authorities Take Action Against Moscow's Orthodox Church in Estonia for Being a Tool of the 'Russian World'
Russian Military Intelligence Linked to Sabotage Attack on Estonian Interior Minister's Vehicle
Estonia’s Security Elite Deals with Trump Anxiety Amid Disillusionment in Biden’s Foreign Policy
SOPHISTICATED CONFERENCE SCAM ⟩ Former Russian-Speaking Drug Offender Behind Defense Industry Fair in Tallinn
Professor of Russian Politics: Elite Will Strive to Preserve Putin’s Legacy After His Death
CONVERSATION WITH A SPY ⟩ Putin Has Doubles, But Even Ukraine Doesn’t Know How Many
HYBRID ALLIANCE ⟩ Norwegian and Irish Fishermen Successfully Challenged Russia’s Military Moves in High North
Rail Baltica Could Be a Military Lifeline for the Baltics—If It Stays on Track
A TEXT FROM TEHERAN ⟩ Sweden Identified Iran's Involvement Behind Information Attacks Linked to Quran Burnings
FROM SABOTAGE TO SUBTERFUGE ⟩ China’s Mock Report Presented to Estonian Authorities Clouds the Balticconnector Incident Investigation
STEFANO BRAGHIROLI ⟩ North Korea Has Less to Lose by Supporting Russia Than China Does
WAR IN RUSSIA ⟩ Photo Report from the City of Sudzha Captured by the Ukrainian Army in the Kursk Region
Swedish Armed Forces Are Concerned About the Impact of Wind Farms on Defense Radar Systems
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
RESEARCH-BASED CONSCRIPTION ⟩ How Two Insightful Women Are Reshaping Estonia's Military Service with Behavioral Science
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
BOOST OF DETERRENCE ⟩ The United Kingdom Assigns Specific Brigade for the Defense of Estonia
Sweden Plans to Increase Its Armed Forces by Nearly 40,000 Members Over the Next Decade
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER TELEGRAM OPERATIVE ⟩ Anton Rosenberg Claims Pavel Durov Took Money From the Same Russian Oligarch He Criticized
GLOBAL HAWK INCIDENT ⟩ Russia Interfered With the Operation of a US Surveillance Drone in Estonian Airspace
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
INTERVIEW WITH A MILITARY UNION LEADER ⟩ Elina Riutta Says Finnish Conscripts Are Accustomed to Having Their Needs Represented in Political Discourse
UNINTENDED RAMIFICATION ⟩ North Korean Defectors Seek to Serve in Defense of Ukraine
DIPLOMACY AND THE POWER OF SENTIMENT ⟩ Sven Mikser: Estonia's Recent Pro-Palestine UN Vote Does Not Signal Hostility Toward Israel
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
CRITICAL SKY PATCH ⟩ NATO Tightens Baltic Air Policing After September 7 Russian Shahed Attack Drone Crash in Latvia
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
BRIDGING THE COMMAND GAP ⟩ Ukrainian Officers Call for Structural Reforms to Strengthen Frontline Leadership
FROM SELFIES TO SOLDIERING ⟩ How Nordic and Baltic Countries Turn Instagrammers Into Infantry
BERLIN'S CRISIS OF DIRECTION ⟩ Bundestag Member Explains Why the Spirit of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Still Looms in Germany
STARTUPS & DINOSAURS ⟩ Bolt CEO Markus Villig on How Small Players Can Revitalize the Stagnant Western Defense Industry Arena
DUBIOUS CONNECTIONS ⟩ European Commissioner Nominee Illegally Traveled to Crimea in 2021
ECHOES OF UKRAINIAN MILITARY INNOVATION ⟩ Lithuania Equips All Military Units with FPV Drones and Starts Producing Naval Unmanned Vehicles
NATO'S MISGUIDED AIR DEFENSE DEBATE ⟩ Previous Air Defense Engagements of Allies Support Radoslaw Sikorski's Stance on Defending Poland in Ukrainian Airspace
TECH-ENHANCED COPS ⟩ Police Technology Now Resembles What Was Recently Portrayed as Futuristic in Sci-Fi Blockbusters
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
HUMAN WARFARE ⟩ Polish Ex-Defense Chief Says Belarus Border Crisis is a "Russian Design"
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
BEYOND TELEGRAM ⟩ Russian Propaganda Network Flourishes Also on Facebook
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
MUTUAL GAINS FORGE STRONGER TIES ⟩ Lithuania Weighs Investment in Ukraine's Artillery and Drone Industry
FEAR, SMOKE, AND MIRRORS ⟩ Why Did Putin Decide to Kneel at Beslan Several Weeks Before the 20th Anniversary of the Tragedy?
EVACUATION ROULETTE ⟩ Kherson’s Civilians Run the Gauntlet of Russian Drone Strikes
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
NARRATIVE WARFARE ⟩ Kursk Incursion Highlights NATO's Overlooked Doctrine of Narrative-Led Operations
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
STRATEGIC OUTBRIEF ⟩ Former Polish Defense Chief Advocates for Proactive Self-Defense in the Baltic Region
WHEN FICTION BECOMES FACT ⟩ The Reality of 'Terminator 3' Emerges in Ukraine
VERDICT OF A 'VATNIK HUNTER' ⟩ "Western Policymakers Don’t Understand the Scale of the Disinformation Problem"
NATO'S FIRST FATALITY ASCRIBED ⟩ Authorities Identify Suspect in May Killing of Polish Soldier
SPEED VS. SCALE ⟩ How Ukraine’s Palianytsia Stacks Up Against Iran’s Shahed-136
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
ROBUST STRATEGIC GROWTH ⟩ General Martin Herem Reflects on His Tenure's Key Developments
MEETING THE 85% SHORTFALL ⟩ Western Arms Industry Weighs Options in Ukraine
CLUSTER MUNITION BAN LIFTED ⟩ Lithuania Aligns with NATO Neighbors Who Have Not Joined the Oslo Convention
JONATAN VSEVIOV'S PANORAMIC ESSAY ⟩ Putin is Determined to Derail the West in 2024
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
NATO-RUSSIA BORDER TENSIONS ⟩ "Firefight Between Estonian and Russian Border Guards on Narva River Would Serve Russia's Interests", Top Official Says
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
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
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
WAR BY ABDUCTION ⟩ Belarus Kidnaps Lithuanian Citizen; German Man Faces Death Penalty in Minsk
VOICES FROM THE TRENCH ⟩ "The Frontline Doesn’t Change, But the Nature of War Does"
BEHIND THE BATTLE LINES ⟩ Interview with Sir Lawrence Freedman on the Evolving Role of Military Command
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
VOLUNTARY BUT VITAL ⟩ Germany Eyes New Era of Military Service
ZELENSKY'S SECOND FRONT ⟩ Decoding Dismissals of Ukraine’s Key Anti-Corruption Figures with Volodymyr Fesenko
INSIDE WAR BLOGGING ⟩ The Highs and Lows of Artur Rehi's Digital Crusade
ESTONIAN YOUTUBE BEHEMOTH
NATO DEFENSE PLANS IN ACTION ⟩ Baltic States and Poland Fortify Borders to Execute Alliance's New Deterrence by Denial Concept
OLD FRIENDS, FRESH ALLIES ⟩ Minister of Defense Pål Jonson Discusses Sweden's NATO Journey and Ukraine Aid Balance
WAR AT HOME ⟩ The Psychological Toll on Ukraine's Returning Soldiers
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