Baltics

Sofia Graziano recounts how centuries of singing have shaped Estonian identity and memory.

Almost two years after the Estonian Centre Party’s decision to go into coalition with the far-right Estonian Conservative Nationalist Party (EKRE), the Prime Minister Jüri Ratas stepped down amid [...]

In Washington, D.C., officials and policymakers spent much of January preparing for the inauguration of Joe Biden. The soon-to-be President is still busy assembling his Cabinet and developing the [...]

December editorial. From Tallinn to Belgrade, the global tide of right-wing politics so personified by the election of US President Donald Trump, has gripped the formation of governments and [...]

Estonia is consistently ranked as one of the least religious countries in the world, with low rates of worship attendance and affiliation with a religious institution. Yet, all Estonians seem to [...]

Three weeks ago, Estonians thought they were about to witness history – the country was on the verge of electing its first ever female Prime Minister. Chairwoman Kaja Kallas and the liberal [...]

Read part one here In this second part of my interview with Louis Wierenga, our discussion leads to cleavages within Estonian society and the broader Intermarium project of far-right groups in [...]

In light of the upcoming elections in Estonia on March 3rd, the controversy surrounding the adoption of the UN Global Compact and EKRE pulling ahead as 3rd strongest political force, the question [...]

With only thirty-five days until the polls close in Estonia, newcomers to the political arena continue to make waves. Estonian elections have long been dominated by two parties; the Centre party [...]

Before I moved to Estonia, three different Estonian-Americans (including the outspoken former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves) warned me not to refer to Estonia as an Eastern European [...]