It is said that decision‑making in the European Union moves at a snail’s pace, but legislation often races off in an unknown direction. A good example is the so‑called Digital Omnibus Regulation. Its aim is to simplify and streamline the EU’s...

In an interview with ERR, Social Democrat Jevgeni Ossinovski said that in a democratic state governed by the rule of law, it should be a very exceptional situation for a military officer and general to lead the executive branch or be president. For s...

On Thursday, July 9, Russia conducted a live-fire exercise on Lake Peipus, just a few kilometers from the Estonian border. The exercise was held without prior notification and marked the first such drill in the area in a long time.

A week ago on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to restore the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). The IOC had suspended it on 12 October 2023, on the grounds that Russia had incorporated regional Olympic counc...

Russia's past actions demonstrate that it attacks only when it considers its opponent dozens of times weaker and expects a quick and easy victory, writes Aivo Lill (Conservative People's Party of Estonia).

Russia's war to annex Ukraine has created a problem that makes ending the war extremely difficult for the Kremlin, writes Erkki Koort, a security expert at Postimees and the Internal Security Academy.

President of the Republic Alar Karis said in a speech at the Victory Day parade that he wishes the people a joyful Midsummer's Eve as head of state for the last time. He has decided not to run for a second term.

President Alar Karis has decided not to run again for Estonia’s head of state. In a speech delivered at the Victory Day parade in Rapla on Tuesday, Karis said that he wishes everyone a happy Victory Day and a joyful Midsummer Eve as head of state f...

On Monday, the Estonian Defence Forces received the first IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence system procured from Germany, providing the military with the capability to monitor and defend Estonian airspace at altitudes of up to 20 kilometres.

War has always been a symbol for Russia. Its meaning for Russian people has been greater than simply achieving victory over enemies. War gives meaning and purpose to their lives, writes military historian Jüri Kotšinev.

Ukraine has brought the war home to Moscow. The consequences of this may not become fully apparent immediately, but their impact could prove significant over time, writes national security expert Erkki Koort.

At the beginning of this week, the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) deployed the 12-member police unit ESTPOL-11 to Latvia, where it will assist Latvian colleagues in preventing illegal border crossings along the Latvia-Belarus border.

Violating fundamental rights in the name of security is one of the first items in the authoritarian playbook. That playbook appears to have found its way onto the desk of Margo Palloson, Director General of the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAP...

Writer and historian Sergei Medvedev describes recent developments that do not bode well for Mordor. In a new technological era characterized by unmanned systems, autonomous weapons, satellite communications, and artificial intelligence, distance app...

Amid all sorts of crises and changes, Postimees invited Prime Minister Kristen Michal (RE) to receive us in his office in order to talk at greater length about the challenges ahead in foreign policy: supporting Ukraine, applying pressure on Russia, t...

Starting at the end of August, Estonian state institutions will begin quarantining emails originating from Russian servers in order to reduce cybersecurity risks.

When Donald Trump took office as U.S. president and pledged to end the war in Ukraine, Russia appeared to have a unique window of opportunity. That window has since closed and opened instead for Ukraine, writes Postimees and Estonian Academy of Secur...

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Tallinn with the President of the Republic Alar Karis and leaders of several other countries to deliver a diplomatic blow to Russia and thereby create conditions for future peace negotiations...

At its sitting today, the Riigikogu approved the agreement between Estonia and Sweden that authorises the transferral of up to 600 prison inmates from Sweden to Estonia to serve their sentence.

For decades, physicians have battled vascular calcification, but there comes a point when even the most advanced treatments are no longer effective. That is when an idea that sounds almost like science fiction comes into play: encouraging the body to...

At the end of May, the European Commission published its spring forecast for economic growth in the member states. There is considerable cause for concern, as it is now clear that the crisis in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, oil tanker...

According to Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre, a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg and Kronstadt early Wednesday morning destroyed a significant portion of the Russian Baltic Fleet’s medium-range...

The Financial Times reported that the Baltic states and Poland are interested in hosting bases for U.S. nuclear-capable aircraft. However, while discussions about nuclear capability are conducted openly in countries such as Poland and Lithuania, in E...

Estonia's major media companies conducted two years of negotiations with the State Chancellery on how to cooperate in crisis situations. However, after the recent crisis situation and the adoption of the State Defence Act in parliament, it became cle...

The Estonian Defence Forces issued a drone warning early Wednesday morning for several counties after concerns that a Ukrainian attack drone en route to Russia might enter Estonian airspace. The Defence Forces' press office later confirmed to Postime...