Mar 05 Estonian prime minister’s Reform Party gains big victory in parliamentary election By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had won overwhelmingly with nearly all votes counted. Continue reading
Sep 19 Baltic nations close borders to Russian citizens over Ukraine war By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Under the coordinated travel ban, Russians wishing to travel to the Baltic countries as tourists or for business, sports or cultural purposes will not be allowed in even if they hold valid visas for the European Union's checks-free Schengen Area. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 9:26 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on war in Ukraine and the Russian threat The tiny nation of Estonia shares a 180-mile border with Russia. During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied the country and then annexed it until Estonia regained its independence. Now, it is a NATO and European Union member on… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 10:07 Inside Estonia’s approach in combating Russian disinformation By Simon Ostrovsky Russian disinformation is rife in countries formerly ruled from Moscow. Some ex-Soviet states have tried to suppress it altogether by banning Russian television stations and even limiting the use of the Russian language on their own domestic channels. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 24 Estonia to get first female PM as government deal clinched By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The party councils of the the opposition, center-right Reform Party and the ruling. left-leaning Center Party voted in favor of joining a Cabinet headed by Reform’s prime minister-designate and chairwoman Kaja Kallas. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 5, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 5, U.S. and NATO allies prepare for cyber attacks by investing in war games, and several key positions in the State Department remain unfilled. Also, the Trump administration is ending the temporary protected status… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 5:54 By staging war games, NATO members prepare for cyber attacks By PBS News Hour The world’s largest live-fire cyber defense exercise is helping NATO members prepare for cyber warfare. Over the last eight years, 22 NATO and EU countries have been practicing the scenario of a cyber attack in Locked Shields, a war game… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 29, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 29, growing tribalism on both ends leaves little room for debate in the political discourse, and after years of open borders, there’s backlash in Latin America as the Venezuelan migrant crisis becomes critical. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:49 How Estonia built a digital first government By PBS News Hour From filing taxes to accessing medical records to voting, 99 percent of all government services in Estonia are available online. Accessed at the state portal using an ID card and a pin code, the former Soviet nation is the first… Continue watching
Apr 03 WATCH: Trump hosts leaders of Baltic nations at White House By Associated Press The Baltic states are seen as a bulwark against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. Continue reading