Politics & Society

Estonia's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) NATO battlegroup has doubled in size and there are currently 1,700 troops stationed at Tapa military base, writes ERR News.The battlegroup has been present in Estonia since 2017 and, until the start of 2022, it consisted of approximately 1,000 troops. After tensions rose between Russia...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) has been supporting Ukraine on many levels in recent weeks. Our Washington, DC Director has participated in three national rallies organized in DC by our colleagues in the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), EANC’s partner organization in the Central and East European Coalition...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken Visited TallinnU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Estonia on March 8 as part of a tour of NATO's eastern flank. "NATO will defend every inch of its territory and the U.S. commitment to Article 5 is rock solid," Secretary of State Blinken confirmed...

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) vehemently condemns Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and its blatant breach of international law. It is not only an existential menace for Ukraine, but Moscow’s destabilizing belligerency endangers the region, Europe, and the global democratic order. The United States and its allies...

February 22, 2022 Russian president Putin’s order to “recognize” as independent and send “peace-keepers” into the Russian-occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine is a serious violation of international law and an escalation of Russia’s on-going war against Ukraine. Putin’s February 21st televised address, in which he lamented...

Those who have progressed through the American school system have undoubtedly learned much about the suffering of the Jewish people throughout the Holocaust. But few high school teachers (or even college professors) discuss genocidal details of Stalin’s communist regime. In her OpEd article in Harvard’s “Crimson,” entitled “100 Years. 100...

NATO Secretary General, British Prime Minister Visit Tapa Army Base"NATO has increased its presence at sea, in the air and on land," the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said during his quick visit to Estonia on March 1. Stoltenberg participated in a joint press conference at the Tapa...

While the situation in Ukraine, the security situation along NATO’s borders with Russia, and aid offered to the Ukrainian government by Estonia, the United States, and other nations continue to change on a daily basis, the Estonian American National Council is doing its best to track the major developments relevant...

 On the 104th anniversary of Estonia’s independence, the Estonian American National Council condemns in the strongest terms possible the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Putin’s forces on false pretenses and in blatant defiance of international law. We stand in solidarity with Ukrainians in their fight to maintain their sovereignty...

Estonia and the United States are close Allies and share a strong partnership based on a common commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We work closely together bilaterally, as NATO Allies, through the U.S.-EU relationship, and within international organizations like the OSCE and the UN to...