The Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) in January released a comprehensive report on Russian President Putin’s asymmetric assault on Western democracy and commissioned by thenranking member Senator Ben Cardin. The press release for the report, including links to the full 206-page study, is available at the SFRC website under Ranking Member’s Press for January 10, 2018.

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Published: February 26 2018

Head Eesti inimesed!

On a February evening 100 years ago, likely cold and crisp just like today, the Manifesto to the People of Estonia was read aloud in Pärnu. The following day, February 24, the text was printed and distributed in Tallinn and beyond.

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Published: February 25 2018

During centenary week, Estonians abroad and friends of Estonia around the world organized over 50 events, ranging from concerts to movie nights to celebrate the state’s centenary.

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Published: February 25 2018

Verizon, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world, is to use technology created by the Estonian company, Guardtime, to launch a global portfolio of blockchain platform services.

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Published: February 25 2018

U.S. Diplomacy Center, the planned location for the display depicting the history of U.S.-Baltic relations. Source: diplomacy.state.gov

Estonian American National Council (EANC) representatives recently joined Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) colleagues for a briefing from the Department of State (DoS) Baltic team. The Director of Nordic and Baltic Affairs and desk officers for Latvia and Lithuania shared their insights on policy and current and upcoming events relevant to U.S.-Baltic relationships.

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Published: February 21 2018

Hakkame sättima! – Let's start to get ready for the big pidu (party), the celebration of Estonia's centenary! Föönitamine (blow drying), positioning of the kiki/lips (bow tie) or huge South-West Estonian Setu sõlg (brooch) or tying of the Kihnu island women's pea/rätt (headscarf), as this young kihnlane is doing.

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Published: February 20 2018

An extensive network of NGOs, civic groups and institutions have joined together to organize the world’s biggest cleanup action – World Cleanup Day – uniting 150 countries on the 15th of September 2018.

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Published: February 19 2018

Recently the New York Times, Observer and BWW carried reviews of a new one-act opera “The Echo Drift” premiere at Baruch Performance Art Center. Why do we mention it in our Estonian Newspaper? But of course, it is because of Elle Kunnos De Voss.

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Published: February 18 2018