In the field of warfare, where drones are being developed rapidly and their range and capabilities are constantly expanding, our country cannot rely on some major company’s «all-in-one solution». Instead, our security agencies together with indus...

Russia bade farewell to democracy and freedom long ago. With every year of Vladimir Putin’s rule, the arsenal of tools for state control is expanding, and the intensity of their use has effectively brought the country to the brink of civil war. The...

Estonia's first direct military and material damage from Russia's aggression against Ukraine was quite cartoonish, but at the same time, it also highlighted our areas of concern.

In the early morning of 25 March, a Ukrainian drone coming from Russia struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant in Narva. Postimees and Estonian Academy of Security Sciences security expert Erkki Koort writes about the possible consequences and l...

Wars, especially world wars, are easy to start. Ending them in today’s world, teeming with policemen and auxiliary policemen and clearly dominated by arms manufacturers and power-holders in various countries who act in the aggressors’ interests, ...

Difficult times lie ahead in agriculture, which is why it is important that the messages voiced at the demonstration reach the politicians.

Estonia’s foreign policy should be based on three fundamental principles in order to protect Estonia’s interests and security as effectively as possible, writes Jaak Madison (Centre Party), member of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Co...

PARTIES’ VOX POPULI. On Monday, the presidential election ball started rolling in connection with an interview given by Lauri Läänemets. How can the campaign be conducted in such a way that dignified candidates retain their dignity and Estonia ge...

Although the Reform Party has increasingly shown efforts to improve its rating, the situation is bleak a year before the parliamentary elections. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi, who is undoubtedly the government's most outspoken politician, but als...

All these 26 years that Vladimir Putin has in practice been ruling Russia single-handedly, he has been waging an unceasing battle to bring the country’s media under control, but now the screws have been tightened even further, writes columnist Andr...

In Narva, Estonia's third largest city, there is no end to the political intrigue, as the city is once again facing a change of power because a member of Katri Raik's list has decided to join forces with the Plan B electoral alliance. Katri Raik (SDE...

The snow has melted (although it may reportedly return for a short while), spring is here, and it seems that the presidential election campaign has kicked off at full speed. Due to the peculiarities of Estonia’s presidential election system, the ca...

An Estonian border guard vessel on a mission of the European Union border agency Frontex capsized and sank near a Greek island off the coast of Turkey, the Greek coast guard told AFP.

Moscow is very likely to soon lose its next ally, but the prime minister, who has virtually hijacked the state, will not give up power easily, writes Postimees and Academy of Security Sciences security expert Erkki Koort.

The Estonian Congress that came together 36 years ago was not the heroism of a few individuals, but of the entire Estonian people, writes Tunne Kelam, who stood behind the Citizens’ Committees movement and was also the chairman of the Estonian Comm...

In the latest episode of Postimees’ War Studio, the Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jonatan Vseviov, joined us to discuss developments in the Middle East, as well as Ukraine and other foreign policy issues. The programme is available...

Estonians living in Australia are handing over to the Estonian National Museum the Estonian flag that was rescued from the flagpole of Kadriorg Palace on 21 September 1944, just before Soviet occupation forces reached Tallinn.

Mats Traat’s excellent novel was published in 1971. Wikipedia summarises its content as follows: «In this ‘dance’ five moments in time that represent Estonian rural life are illuminated. The novel is dominated by an everyday atmosphere. At the...

The outlet Politico published a story on 26 August last year, giving an overview of peatland restoration along NATO’s eastern flank as a potential physical barrier that could be used to hinder a possible advance by enemy forces. While debates on th...

Israel’s former ambassador to Moscow, Arkady Mil-man, criticizes the hesitant stance of Israel’s political elite regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. At the same time, he is also critical of the hypocrisy and intellectual laziness of European politi...

Officials currently in power in Russia have repeatedly commented on issues related to a new wave of mobilization, writes military historian Jüri Kotšinev.

Around the time of the Independence Day, we pause to reflect a bit longer on the past and Estonia’s complex history, but we also look to the future, which unfortunately no longer seems as bright nowadays. But what kept hope alive and spirits up dur...

The first special flight organized by the Estonian government, which was supposed to bring Estonians stranded in the Persian Gulf region home from Oman, was scheduled to depart today at 16:15. Estonians have already arrived at the airport, but it is ...

On Thursday, the first special flight organized by the Estonian government will take off, bringing home from Oman the Estonians who were trapped on the shores of the Persian Gulf. The decision has been commented on in different ways; for example, in ...

Postimees editor-in-chief Priit Hõbemägi believes that President of the Republic Alar Karis may hold the keys to the question of who will become the next President of the Republic of Estonia.