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Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass at Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church
By Carol Kuruvilla
"Many young people do not turn to us for anything," the pope said during a meeting in Estonia.
James Melville
Courtesy US State Department
WORLD NEWS
U.S. Ambassador To Estonia Resigns Over Trump's European Union Comments
By Mary Papenfuss
James D. Melville Jr. said it's time for him to take the "honorable course."
A woman holds her dog while she holds a green special card to a reading device in a bus in Tallinn, on January 9, 2013. From January 1, 2013, residents of the Estonian capital can use public transports in Tallinn for free after purchasing a special card for 2 euros. AFP PHOTO / RAIGO PAJULA (Photo credit should read RAIGO PAJULA/AFP/Getty Images)
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IMPACT
Estonia Is About To Roll Out Free Public Transport Across The Whole Country
By Adam Forrest, On Assignment For HuffPost
"It’s beneficial for the whole of society."
VIDEOS
Trump Orders Baltic Presidents To Skip Questions From 'Fake News' American Reporters
At a joint press conference with leaders of the Baltic states, President Donald Trump ordered the president of Latvia not to pick a reporter from the United States, once again calling them “fake news.”
DeAndra Perrigo
PARENTS
America, Take A Good, Hard Look At What You're Doing To Working Mothers
By Sarah Toce, Contributor
Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, The Seattle Lesbian
Americans may have the edge on Olympic medals, fast food chains and Broadway musicals, but we’re severely lacking in the
Unrecognizable girl taking exam
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EDUCATION
Is PISA Data Worthless?
By Peter Greene, Contributor
Teacher, blogger, tailgate trombonist
I have never been a huge fan of PISA data, the goulash of test results released internationally by the Organization for Economic
Brian Yeung, CC BY-SA
MEDIA
Welcome To E-Estonia, The Tiny Nation That's Leading Europe In Digital Innovation
By The Conversation Global, Contributor
The Conversation is a collaboration between editors and academ...
Innar Liiv, Tallinn University of Technology Big Brother does “just wants to help” – in Estonia, at least. In this small
Picture taken on January 14, 2017 shows an Estonian Kaitseliit paramilitary volunteer firing a machine gun in Narva, Estonia. Like other east Europeans, Estonians were deeply disturbed by Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its subsequent support for separatists in eastern Ukraine. US President-elect Donald Trump then raised more concerns with his campaign threat to think twice about defending NATO's eastern allies. These factors coupled with Kremlin sabre rattling in the Baltic region -- especially in its heavily militarised Kaliningrad exclave -- have triggered a paramilitary revival in eastern European states that were under Moscow's thumb during the Soviet era. / AFP / Raigo Pajula / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by ANNE KAURANEN (Photo credit should read RAIGO PAJULA/AFP/Getty Images)
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THE WORLDPOST
As Putin Looms And Trump Withdraws, Estonia Is Training Civilians To Fight
By Naomi O'Leary
Civilians are volunteering in droves to fight Russia’s little green men, should they cross the border.
POLITICS
Imagining Donald Trump's Presidential Tweets
By Doug Bandow, Contributor
Contributing writer, policy analyst, one who tilts at windmills
*Held fancy dinner for South Korea's prez. Woman, but not hot. Big disappointment. Waste of good food. But state dept. wimps
WORLDPOST
Sixty Years in Journalism: Revisiting the Revitalized Baltics
By Irv Chapman , Contributor
Veteran Washington and foreign correspondent for major broadca...
When I revisited Vietnam in recent years, after reporting from the region during the 1970s, I noted how its rulers had won their wars against France and the United States only to lose out on the economic front, as Communism put them a quarter century behind the roaring "tigers" of East Asia. Now they are struggling to catch up by offering their cheap labor to international investors.
POLITICS
Donald Trump Asks The Right Question: Why Are We Defending Populous And Prosperous Europe?
By Doug Bandow, Contributor
Contributing writer, policy analyst, one who tilts at windmills
Disagreeing with Trump is easy. Often he's wrong, imagining that Americans are incapable of competing with other nations economically. Sometimes his argument is overwhelmed by specific insults and general incivility. Even when he's right, he's usually incapable of nuance. In the case of NATO it's the latter.
Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Vincent Kessler / Reuters
POLITICS
Trump Supporter Trolls Estonia's President On Twitter, Gets Burned
By Lee Moran
Toomas Hendrik Ilves is not one to be messed with.
IMPACT
Inside the world's most advanced digital society - and what it's doing next
By Alex Starritt, Contributor
Media Director, Apolitical
You can apply for e-residency of Estonia here and find Siim Sikkut on Twitter here. That is why the state is willing to take
SCIENCE
Kalevi Kull: Censorship & Royal Society Evo Event
By Suzan Mazur, Contributor
journalist
Science, deeply speaking, is the mutual help in understanding. We should help each other as friends; nobody is understanding
POLITICS
Trump's Anti-NATO Stance and Praise for Putin May Haunt Him
By Lincoln Mitchell, Contributor
Writer, pundit, analyst and kibitzer. For more information vis...
If you are in the U.S. keeping up with the outrageous, bizarre and controversial things Donald Trump has said since he announced his campaign for president can feel almost like a full-time job.
WORLDPOST
Europe in Flux: An Unusual Journey
By Michael Haltzel, Contributor
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations of Johns Hop...
I have just returned from a ten-day trip with the somewhat unusual itinerary of Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Austria. The countries vary widely in virtually every way, but they share one characteristic of contemporary Europe: a struggle to adapt to rapid and wrenching change.
WORLDPOST
U.S. and NATO Should End New Cold War With Russia
By Doug Bandow, Contributor
Contributing writer, policy analyst
It's good that NATO and Russia met. Dialogue should continue, with the EU and U.S. prepared to negotiate a deal normalizing relations.However, the allies won't know without trying. And everyone would benefit from ending the current impasse. Especially the Ukrainian people.
POLITICS
The Obstacle Is the Way, conclusion of the 10th Lennart Meri Conference
By Maris Hellrand, Contributor
Journalist
Building on the first half of the 10th annual Lennart Meri Conference, the latter half of the conference became increasingly
POLITICS
Foreign Policy Titans Converge at the 10th Lennart Meri Conference
By Maris Hellrand, Contributor
Journalist
When can you get the Estonian President, Prime Minister, Vice President of the EU, innumerable foreign ministers, ambassadors, and top think tankers all in the same place?
WORLDPOST
Lennart Meri and the 'New Normal'
By Dr. Donald N. Jensen, Contributor
Meri, who was president of his country from 1992-2001, was widely admired for his erudition and fluency in several languages. He wrote books and made films on ethnic and historical subjects, creative endeavors unusual for a political leader save for that other artist-turned-statesman, Vaclav Havel.
POLITICS
Lennart Meri Conference set to discuss future of Europe and NATO ahead of the Warsaw summit
By Maris Hellrand, Contributor
Journalist
The world is a different place from the one we envisioned ten years ago when LMC was first launched: international treaties
WORLDPOST
Despite Western Paranoia, Russia Unlikely to Attack the Baltic States
By Doug Bandow, Contributor
Contributing writer, policy analyst
NATO expansion was considered a great success. But now the alliance realizes that it is obligated to war against nuclear-armed Russia on behalf of three essentially indefensible countries.
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