Politics & Society

Karl Alatu, JBANC Nearly four months after the renewed Russian attack against Ukraine, we don’t know what the result will be in the end. Will brave Ukraine, with the help of Western military assistance, be able to drive away the invaders from the East? Or will the armies of Putin...

EKRE and Isamaa want to restrict the voting rights of non-Estonian and non-EU citizens residing in Estonia, while the other parliamentary parties prefer alternative solutions. Currently, Estonian residents who are not Estonian citizens, nor of any other EU country, are eligible to vote in local elections, writes ERR News. In...

The Election Committee, in accordance with Estonian American National Council bylaws, is submitting this list of candidates to serve on the XXIII Council. Those who submitted their application for candidacy by the announced deadline of May 26, 2022 have been included. As stipulated in the bylaws, a 10-day period is...

In the ongoing absence of a new ambassador, U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Brian Roraff remains the ranking U.S. diplomat currently serving in Estonia. Tallinn is not his first assignment in the region, however, and as he said in a longer recent interview with ERR News, he knew the focus of...

The United States Embassy in Tallinn is proud to mark 100 years of U.S.-Estonia diplomatic relations in 2022! We’re celebrating by looking back at 100 moments that shaped the partnership between the United States and Estonia. Grouped into diplomatic milestones, security engagements, cultural events, and economic connections, these moments demonstrate...

Bipartisan resolution reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO amid Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advanced a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-Chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, to celebrate 100...

Karl Altau, JBANC Vladimir Kara-Murza is not your average Russian citizen. You may have recently read that he was detained on April 11, 2022, in Moscow. Russian authorities declared him a “foreign agent” and ordered his arrest for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian military in its war against...

The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its 5th Baltic Advocacy Days starting on May 2. Over fifty meetings were held with constituents and Congressional staffers from 25 states and Washington, DC, with three Members of Congress joining in on the discussions. Discussions took place with more than 30...

This week, the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn is continuing its "100 Days to 100 Years" campaign — marking the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Estonia — with a series of events and activities in Valga, Viljandi and Tallinn. On Monday, May 9, U.S. Embassy officials were...

During JBANC’s Baltic Advocacy week (May 2-9), long time Estonian American National Council member Gilda Karu took the opportunity to speak with her Congressional representative Jan Schakowsky’s senior advisor Andrew Goczkowski. Andrew Goczkowski was at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Illinois on May 4 representing Jan Schakowsky. Gilda discussed...